RE: do you cut up you own deer?
I have never had a processor do my deer...We used to butcher 20 pigs a year and smoked and processed our on hams, sausage, etc...
We kill 40-50 deer a year and can have one butchered and on ice in about 30 minutes...
Typically, I bone out the whole deer...If the hunter wants whole hams, I seperate at the ball and socket joint...To me this is easier than messing with a saw and the pee sack...
I use a 3-3 1/2 inch drop point for most of my skinning and boning work...I have a Buck Duke and a Scherade Pro Hunter (USA made)...