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Old 01-19-2009, 07:58 PM
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The main purpose of a gut hook is to keep the stomach and intestines in one piece. Lacerations to the stomach or intestines produces a stench that will make you vomit. I wouldn't field dress a deer without one. Make sure that the spine of the knife above the hook is not sharpened.
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