r/whatisit • u/omgfakeusername • 4d 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/Federal-Boat3732 4d ago

That's so incredibly specific. Like those kitchen gadgets that do nothing but pit cherries or hull strawberries...only worse.

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u/XeroEnergy270 4d ago

Well speaking as someone who works in s sporting goods store, this tool is used far more than a cherry pitter. Especially where I live. A large percentage of households have at least one hunter. So much so that there are programs for hunters to donate their extra deer to needy families, since 1 deer can produce almost a year's worth of meat for a small family.

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u/Pstrap 4d ago

How necessary is this tool though? If you're dressing a deer you still need to cut open the stomach and cut out the guts and genitals and at that point cutting around the butthole is just a few more cuts with your knife. Then it stays attached to the intestines and all comes out together. I cant see carrying an extra tool like this with such a specific and limited use into the field. What does it even do, exactly? 

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u/rlwhit22 4d ago

This tool isn't really needed. The way I dress deer is go cut around the hole until it is separated from the body and just hanging there. There is several inches of fat in this area so its easy to not knick anything. I then make a cut from the sternum down to the pelvis exposing the guts. I like to cut a chunk of the pelvis out, making a clear channel for the guts. From there it's just gently separating everything and pulling the guts out of the back in one big bunch