im finding myself at a point of decision making....for the last 10 years dad has footed the butcher bills and got what he wanted made...no biggie..i usually do the killin and draggin...and some of the eating...but not near what he eats lol....

but i know i like kilbasi, sausage, bologna, snack sticks, jerky etc...

im thinking it would save me ALOT of cash to just do it myself...

im thinking with a smoker, grinder, stuffer, and saws and such, as well as the ingredients and casings and such, i can be rolling....

kilbasi, summer sausage and such, bologna, sticks, jerky etc can all be smoked correct? sweet italian sausge and breakfast sausage and such is just ground, mixed, stuffed and frozen correct??

i dont know a whole lot about processing and MAKING meat...so far i can skin and quarter a deer...i can learn the cuts to bone them no problem, just havent done it yet..just dont know what goes into making those specialty meats....

advice? whats needed? pros? cons?

i just know soon enough here, im going to be moving away and will have my own game to take care of. i know i eat alot more specialty meat than anything else....i dont use roasts at all, and barely use burger...if the deer is older weve found that the steaks are too tough to be good eating even if cut thin and marinated...so im thinking processing my own would be a good way to go....and assume that i can bone and freeze the meat and thaw and grind it when im ready to make a batch of whatever correct???

thanx for any and all info....i just know im always going to be a hunter and love game meat...and i think i can do more, and make meat that fits my flavors better as well as save cash doing it myself...just need some guidance