Ok im gonna be positive here and prepare just in case i do actualy kill somthing this year. Lol!
Does anyone have a good how to on field dressing and butchering hogs and deer?
I cant afford to pay a butcher everytime i kill somthing do you know what i mean? Any help would be great.
Thanks Matt

go to "Recipes/Grilling/Barbequing/Smokers" Forum...there's a pictorial on the whole process  

Matt

here is a cut up "How To" from a while back. It gives you just enough information to be dangerous or at least get you started.

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000076;p=1

If you can dress a squirrel you can dress a deer. Same basic principle just on a larger scale. As for butchering, if you don't have anyone to show you the ropes, there are some pretty good books on the subject. It's just removing muscle from bone and cutting it into smaller pieces. Don't let it intimidate you.
-Lance

I harvested my first and only deer last season and did it all myself so if I can do it anybody can. Take your time and enjoy the harvest. A piece of cake really.    

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Hey thanks guys!
I just got my bow in tonight 1962 bear kodiak magnum its nice and i got my spruce arrows the day before yesterday ill post pics tomorrow its night night time.
Matt

Here in KY, the state TV program Kentucky Afield has a step by step DVD, that shows everything from field dressing, to boning out all the meat and leaves the whole skeleton intact, with the sking hanging around the head. When done, you roll up the skeleotn in the skin and dump in the back forty. As I used to be a professional meat cutter, I highly recommend this to get the most out of your deer. I do all my own butchering, me and the wife get about 6 deer every year and I usually butcher 5-6 for friends. PM me if you want the website and how to purhcase. Sam.

Take a look in the "How To" section of this site. There is good instruction with pictures on how to cut up your deer.

you know you'd be amazed whats on the net these days.

try google video. youtube. They'll have some 'how-to' videos of people skinning deer.

 
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