Lisa, Mitch and I will eat about 3 deer a year (based on my freezer, right now). Before I ever killed a deer....I knew I had to learn how to field dress/butcher to be an ethical hunter. I called a friend....and went over to his lease on opening day of ML. They killed a bunch of deer that day.....and I personally processed (field dressed and quartered) 14 in an afternoon (with some help).

When it came time to do my own.....piece of cake. I can field dress and quarter a deer in short order, now.....and I pay 30 to have it cut and packaged at the processor. I have several deer already spoken for this year.....with the people that are going to be taking the meat agreeing to pay the processor's fee. My processor charges me nothing for the ones I donate to the family (family of 14) we've chosen.