A dehydrator is a good investment and not too expensive. You really don't have to go crazy with buying everything at once. A good cutting block, I like to have an old spare refrigerator I can put quarters in, a couple of good knives and sharpeners, sharpening steel, freezer paper, a hand grinder will do on a single deer as well. A little help is nice too, along with a beer or two. Every year you can buy something else to make the job easier.