What is the hook on a birdknife used for and how is it used?
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It's a gut hook. I have never used one, but I think they are meant to aid in field dressing a bird. I have heard that you can stick it in the anus, twist it around and pull most of the guts out. Seems like that would be a sure way to spill contents as it tears guts apart. I cut a small slit at the base of the breast, cut around the anus and pull everything out in one glob with my fingers. This has seemed to work pretty well for me in my 35 years of hunting.
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Hold the bird by the back with one hand breast up, insert the hook through the vent (birds do not an anus)just short of the handle, rotate the hook and gently pull it out; the intestines will come out on the hook. You can reinsert the hook if you don't get them all the first time.
It is wise to remove the bird intestines as quickly as possible. They are the main cause of gamey flavors. Frequently the intestines are ruptured due to shot.
later,
charlie
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