People who have watched me do any part of processing a deer, always comment that they realize I've "done a deer or two". I've gotten real good at it. Despite the eons of family tradition on how it was done in the past, I learned beyond that and picked up several good things along the way that make it better, faster and more efficient. I've also studied under a gentleman who is the best I know when it comes to processing a deer. I'm glad to have learned some from him. I've also picked up good pointers from a video or two. I have watched many deer processing videos and many of them suck... and suck bad!

I remember one guy was removing the cape from the body and LITERALLY HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of hairs were falling with each cut! While the deer was hanging, this guy was cutting from the outside in... cutting directly through hair with each cut. It looked crazy seeing all that hair flying to the floor!

Anyway, the best I've seen from watching many videos is by a guy named Larry Metz. He has 2 videos of a set, but sounds like you need video #2 called Boning The Deer Carcass. When I saw that video, I quickly understood, because that's what I learned from my buddy who had a big hand in teaching me how to do it.

Get that video and I promise, you'll learn something and will enjoy processing your own cuts!

Good luck,

iSnipe