RE: Deer Processing Question.
I would call the processor back and ask some questions. We have a processor here in Kentucky that has some shady business practices and after a couple of hunters experienced what you just did, all the locals "black balled" the processor and will not take a deer to him. Additionally, like LostinSpace, I watched a fellow hunter butcher his deer and it is easier then you think. If you buy a Kitchen Aid for sausage and ground meat or jerky, there is no need for an processing.