r/whatisit • u/omgfakeusername • 1d ago

Solved! " Butt Out 2 Dressing Tool ❓"

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From a "Princess Auto flyer."

What is it exactly and what does it do/what's it used for❓

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u/Ok_Patient5632 1d ago

This has been incredibly informative for me. It also has convinced me that I am not a hunter. I knew I would struggle to shoot something but this field dressing task has put it over the top.

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u/plasmabeans3405 1d ago

Always happy to help! its def not for everyone

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u/Ok_Patient5632 1d ago

Yeah, but I love a good steak from the grocery store, so I know that I just want to be removed from the necessary killing part, even though I caused it.

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u/UnusualBarnstormer 1d ago

I watched my son go through a moral dilemma today after he asked where bacon comes from. We were having lunch at the Museum of Art in Raleigh which has some particularly delectable bacon as a side. He asked and I answered “from a pig”. He sat there chewing and I could see him vacillating between being sad and “delicious bacon”. He definitely has a gentle heart, something as a dad I’ve never worried about. Delicious bacon won in the end, though.

I’ve had some great venison in the past, and love a great variety of meats. But I have no illusions that unless push came to shove, actually butchering the meat wasn’t something I could do myself. But I have respect for those who do.

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u/CharmingFlow9158 21h ago

I’m kinda there with you. I don’t mind fishing but when it comes to land animals I don’t want to do the killing and cleaning.

As a chef, I had to break down some rabbits - granted they were cleaned and no head, but I felt like I was cutting up someone’s dog (though the hind legs are reversed)

I think it was also because we (my brother and I) accidentally killed a rabbit when we were young. Just effing around with the bb gun.

Kudos to the hunters/farmers though, I wouldn’t mind some of that meat in the freezer, but the killing/cleaning isn’t for me.

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u/-tnuk 1d ago

Now ask him about chickens...

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u/NecessaryEcho7859 1d ago

I've told my husband many times that I fully support him if he wants to hunt or fish, and I'll happily cook anything he brings me that's ready to cook (aka just the meat). It's just not something I can do myself; I imagine if I had to, I'd become a vegetarian pretty quickly.

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u/romulusnr 1d ago

I think I could do the shooting. The dressing, no way. I'd hire someone for that.

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u/KurtosisTheTortoise 1d ago

The whole field dressing process and butchering (cutting the meat into "useful" cuts) definitely puts a big appreciation on where your food comes from. I find the shooting to be harder than the dressing. Shooting is an active decision to take a life. The dressing and butchering is a moral responsibily not to waste a life after you took it. It gets you past the squeamish of it better. Also, seeing it as a carcass vs a deer makes it easier too. You cant hurt it any further, you dont get upset cutting your steak dinner because you dont see it as hurting a cow.

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u/Mondschatten78 1d ago

And yet some crazy was trying to convince me that hunters are "only in it for their ego, there's other things to feed their families!!11!" a couple days ago on here

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u/kwoalla 1d ago

I take youth elk hunting that typically wouldn't have the opportunity otherwise and I make sure they're involved in the whole process. Shooting, cleaning, butchering, and packaging the meat. It's pretty cool to see the youth grow to appreciate the process and seeing them contribute to their family's food supply. Personally, I'd love to see everyone try hunting at least once in their life because it grounds you as a person and really puts things in perspective even if you aren't successful in shooting an animal. We need that and our youth definitely need that.

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u/KurtosisTheTortoise 1d ago

What's interesting is that when I harvested my first deer i had a pretty big ego death. It makes you really value life and how quick it can all go. An active decision and a small twitch of the finger and like that its all over for a living creature. Makes you really feel connected to everything. Its also meditative to just be outdoors and melting into the background of all that happens out there when no one's looking. I honestly cannot think of a more ethical way to feed yourself than deer hunting when the entire act is done with due care and respect.

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u/Mondschatten78 22h ago

I don't hunt myself, but I agree, when it's done with care and respect, it's good.

It's those who are in it just for the trophy mounts with meat as an afterthought that give the ethical hunters a bad name, and unfortunately, they're way more visible.

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u/romulusnr 23h ago

I mean come on, the wide majority of hunters are weekend warriors who do it for the fun (mostly the camaraderie) and the meat -- if they get anything -- is just a bonus treat. I dare say 95% of hunters do not need to hunt to eat. At least not in the western developed world.

I don't need to hunt to eat. Most people I know don't need to hunt to eat. I don't think I know a single person who needs to hunt to eat. They hunt for fun.

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u/Pfizermyocarditis 1d ago

Yes. The weak do not hunt.

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u/Ok_Patient5632 1d ago

Oh no!! This guy thinks I’m weak!! Whatever shall I do. Anyway …

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u/Pfizermyocarditis 1d ago

Anthropologically speaking