Field Dressing Game Birds
Follow these steps to field dress game birds.
- Wear plastic or latex gloves. On the bird's abdomen, pluck the feathers or remove the skin.
- Remove the head, feet, and wings. Make a cut along the soft lining tissue on the abdomen. (See figure below.)
- Reach inside up to the neck and pull backward. Most of the entrails should pull free. (See figure below.)
- Clean out the lungs and around the anus.
- Wipe the inside to remove blood, and allow air to circulate.
- Store the bird in a cool, ventilated place.
![Step 2 of field dressing a bird: Remove the head, feet, and wings. Make a cut along the soft lining tissue on the abdomen.](https://ke-courses-production.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_files/production/3255/attachments/original/field-dress-bird-head.jpg?1582232725)
Remove head, feet, and wings.
![Step 3 of field dressing a bird: Reach inside up to the neck and pull backward. Most of the entrails should pull free. Clean out the bird.](https://ke-courses-production.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_files/production/3254/attachments/original/field-dress-bird-lung.jpg?1582232568)
Clean out bird.