Once you do get the hang of it, skinning a deer is quick and easy. Butchering and packaging a deer can take all afternoon but “if it takes me 10 minutes to skin a deer,” says Cheyne Matzenbacher, a ...

Why should you learn how to butcher a deer by yourself? Because the venison will taste better. Professional butchers need to profit from their efforts, and that’s fine. But since time is money, most ...

Last week we described and showed a slick, quick and efficient method of skinning a deer leaving the hide in one piece for tanning. That method would not work for hunters desiring to have a shoulder ...