I have read some of these post's and you guy's in the East are sure missing out when it comes to hunting.
Some of the best parts of hunting is getting together with your buddies and wives and butchering your own game.
We usually turn on the football game, grab a few cold ones and start cutting. The wives usually package and label the cuts. We have the BBQ going and munch away as we work.
For the prices you guy's are paying at the butcher you could invest in a grinder, foodsaver,sausage stuffer and a butt load of spices to make your own sausage's.