I killed my first deer at 12 years old and at that point my dad told me that the "fun begins"!! I would watch him cut up his deer from the time I was 3-4 years old until it was my turn.. I truly believe that it is part of the hunt if you kill something you should be able to take of it your self.. It cracks me up that people pay a few $100 in order to get their deer processed.. Honestly at 12 years old I could do (I wasn't the greatest at that age by any means but the job got done) so I believe that a grown man that has been hunting for years should be able to do it.. My boy is 9 years old and has seen me cut dozens of deer up and as I do it I explain to him the process..