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CassandraComplex · March 18, 2001, 10:21 PM

I want to go deer hunting for the first time.

I am all ready to go but realized....what do I do with it once I kill it?
How do I field dress a deer?
I would like to do all of the meat carving myself if possible, to save money. Mainly all I want is the meat. I may take the head to someone to mount it since it will be my first. Will they do all the work for me, even the meat cutting? How much would it cost to have someone dress it for me (by "dressing it" I mean to gut it and get the meat off)? And then how much to mount the head?

What are my options to do with it in the field? Can I cut it up and just carry the meat out and the head and bury the rest?
Or, if I carry out the whole thing what do I do with it? Take it home? Cut it up in my bath tub?

I feel pretty dumb, I am at such a loss realizing that I am all ready to go take a deer and eat it but I have no idea what to do with it once I kill it.

March 18, 2001, 10:21 PM	#1
CassandraComplex Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2000 Posts: 208	I want to go deer hunting for the first time. I am all ready to go but realized....what do I do with it once I kill it? How do I field dress a deer? I would like to do all of the meat carving myself if possible, to save money. Mainly all I want is the meat. I may take the head to someone to mount it since it will be my first. Will they do all the work for me, even the meat cutting? How much would it cost to have someone dress it for me (by "dressing it" I mean to gut it and get the meat off)? And then how much to mount the head? What are my options to do with it in the field? Can I cut it up and just carry the meat out and the head and bury the rest? Or, if I carry out the whole thing what do I do with it? Take it home? Cut it up in my bath tub? I feel pretty dumb, I am at such a loss realizing that I am all ready to go take a deer and eat it but I have no idea what to do with it once I kill it.