I have hunted for many years now and taken many animals. I must say that maybe I have done 2 deer on the ground. I found it not all that much fun and messy with woods debris, maybe a tarp under the deer would have helped. I have been taking my deer to a local deer processing shop that skins them quickly and lets hang several days before cutting. Here in the EP of WV that runs about $70 and yields maybe 35 pds. of meat including burger. Processing them at home requires lots of patience and good knives, etc.