RE: Average cost of processing a deer?
Oz, you should REALLY gut it out first. Everything inside from the esofagus to the anus. Don't get urine on your meat (the deer's urine). Rinse chest cavity with some water when completed. Learn how to do it. It isn't that difficult. Most importantly...once game has been taken and gutted, the temp of deer should never increase! Always decrease the temp, little by little. Put some ice in chest cavity, then some more and more if necessary. I usually pay about a hundred bucks for processing with some sausage and brats maybe.