To do the job right I think it will probably take most of us 6 hours or so to process a deer. We do it once a year and we surely won't be as fast as a professional butcher. It does take a good amount of time, but the knowledge that you are eating your own meat that was cared for from the minute the animal was down is worth this effort. I have seen these deer processing plants and I have absolutely NO way of knowing that I will be getting back venison from the deer I brought in. I hunt basically to bring home some good tasting venison. Why would I trust someone else with it if the meat is what I treasure most about hunting?