What is the deal with latex gloves?

[Elk2008]

No gloves here!

 

[Michael54]

Some people still refuse to wash their hands after using the restroom as well.....my goal is to keep the meat as clean as i possibly can. I find a cheap pair of nitrile gloves makes that easier. To each their own. What is irritating to me is seeing them thrown all through the woods. Its not hard to take a grocery bag with you and take them out with you....

 

[Pro953]

Zombie thread, started in 2013, back in 18 and now 2020... OP, still never use gloves?


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[Wiebs2334 l]

I wear gloves when i have them, mostly for cleanup, but not a big deal if I don't.

 

[rkcdvm]

I wear latex gloves if it’s cold . Bloody hands and 13 degree weather suuuucks

 

[Michael54]

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Zombie thread, started in 2013, back in 18 and now 2020... OP, still never use gloves?


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Its better than 30 threads with the same exact thing...

 

[Haney]

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Its better than 30 threads with the same exact thing...

Well said.

 

[*zap*]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to keep your hands clean.

 

[BFR]

Utah elk down, -11degrees, 40+ mph wind. Result was gutted elk, hypothermia and frostbite. Now I wear arm length and latex gloves, result is don’t have to remove coat, no bloody sleeves, clean hands to put in my cold weather gloves when done.

 

[Grumman]

I used them for the first time this year and will going forward. Like others have said so nice to not use up water to clean up.


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[Button]

Gloves lol.
wearing latex gloves is a thing?
Now that I browsed a few comments I can see the utility. I won’t cast judgment where gloves are fit in freezing weather.

 

[TheGDog]

Long Story Shorter? You have no idea what the in heck that animal has been up to. And there are some gnarly drug-resistant germs out there now.

 

[Smokedhog]

At one point a few years ago I did a lot of trapping. When you look down at the shop floor and need to skin and flesh 7 beaver, 4 coyotes, a couple cats, an otter and half dozen raccoons, a pair of gloves looks pretty nice. A couple months of trapping equals scraped and lacerated hands, there are simply too many bloodborne pathogens for me to want to take a chance.

 

[jmez]

Utah elk down, -11degrees, 40+ mph wind. Result was gutted elk, hypothermia and frostbite. Now I wear arm length and latex gloves, result is don’t have to remove coat, no bloody sleeves, clean hands to put in my cold weather gloves when done.

Put a pair of cotton gloves under the latex. Hands won't get near as cold.

 

[jspradley]

Zombie thread, started in 2013, back in 18 and now 2020... OP, still never use gloves?


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What if he died from blood poisoning?

 

[Travis Hobbs]

I dip Copenhagen, then eat my sandwich, hands covered in blood.

You Texans arent as tough as you all once were, turning blue will do that I guess. City slickers

 

[Yellowriver]

I’m not a die hard glove where but there is times I wish I had them on. Bloody hands will stick to a mag light when it’s cold enuff. Hunt with a coworker that carry’s extra gloves to throw heart in and then throws in vest pouch. Keeps them clean.

 

[boom]

in the widerness, hand washing is suspect anyways. i occasionally wear gloves in an attempt to keep them clean.

i dont judge either way.

 

[Dos Perros]

1 pair of gloves weighs less than the wet wipes needed to get your hands clean

 

[K-22]

I've never used them until recently. Just seemed to make more sense to use them, easier to keep your hand clean and keep the animal's blood out of any small cuts I have. To me the better question is, why not use them?