Bt,

In a nutshell, the first one is nasty. Youll ask yourself ''why in the hel did i ever shoot this thing?'' If your doing it w/ someone else thats never done it, it will take a while as you wont be quite sure your doing it right.

Thats the way my first was. Since then, I still sometimes ask why i do this but the skill has improved and it doesnt take as long.

Stay out of the guts like has already been said. I have a small hatchet in my kit to split the pelvis w/, usually 3-4 good whacks and its split. I also carry a 5-gal jug of water w/ me in the truck to rinse off w/ and the blue shop towels to wipe/dry w/.