RE: What is the ritual??
I butcher my own deer. I have a tree with a pulley on an overhanging limb. I pull the hide off as I lift it (with my truck). I lay down some plastic on my truck tailgate and quarter it. then the back straps, neck meat, loins, shoulder- rib cage. Then I take the pieces inside and cut them up. Then I grind the hamburger. I also mix some w/ beef and make hamburger patties. Package everything and clean up. My dad and girlfriend usually help. It takes me about 8 hrs to do a deer.