don't listen to them cuc. You are right to butcher the deer in the woods. That's why I always pack freezer paper and amagic marker in my back pack. I know what you mean about having animal parts around the house YUCK!!. That's why I always grind up my deer horns into a fine powder and sell it to oriental restaurants. They use it in their shark fin soup--Yummy. Sometimes, if the deer is too far away to even pack the meat out I'll just dig a hole and put the meat in then cover it up with a 50/50 mixture of rock salt and lyme. Then I can just take whatever I want w/me for dinner that night. Don't worry about taking the hide (fur) off. it will fall off and completely dissapate (sp) when you cook it. good luck. Let us know how it turns out.