Good questions!

1. Field dressing. If you down one you want to mount, the only thing I do different is to not cut so far up the neck. You can leave the skin on since it's your first deer and the processer will skin it for you. Usually costs around $9.00.

2. When you get the deer out of the field you need to cool the meat down as fast as you can. Fill the chest cavity with bags of ice and pack bags around the animal. Wrap in a tarp. Check every now and again and add ice as needed.

3. The processing plant will assist you with the types of cuts you want. They have charts that show you how much you can get, price stucture.

Hope that helps. I'd worry more about putting one on the ground at this point!!!!