I had always taken my deer to a butcher to get processed. However over the last two or three years the prices of getting one processed have skyrocketed in my area. They are not asking for around $125 to have the deer processed and the meat wrapped in freezer paper. A little too rich for my blood so I had the neighbor give me a " how to" course on how to butcher one. I am still no expert at it by any measure but I do now know what to take and where to cut.