booo hooo I just need the deer...

One tip on grinding. It works better to cut longer strips than cubes as the grinder will pull the strip through rather than having to push the cubes through.

If you take the front shoulder and follow the bone down to the flat plate bone, there is a jonit that holds them together, just cut down the leg bone till you find that joint, and then you can take it all apart. once you get to that ppint, is simple. You will be able to get alot more meat off the boat doing it this way

Anyone ever tried using a Sawzall for butchering? I finally got one of my own and while going around sawing everything in sight, I used it to flatten out the skull cap on some moose horns- it cut through the bone like butter! Brainstorm! I wonder how this sucker would work for cutting up deer? Anyone doing this? Any tips?

Yes we use a sawzall, much easier than using a hand saw.

When we dice up a bunch of deer, we have somebody cut off all of the heads and front legs at the knees with a sawzall.

It speeds up the process of skinning and butchering, especially if you are doing multiple deer.

Regarding the sinue or tendons clogging up a grinder... I just got this tip from a butcher and it helped tons. Tighten the grinding plate as tight as possible against the knives. I just finished grinding 30 lbs of venison/pork and didn't have one ounce of trouble because I cranked on the threads that held the plates in. I have had major pains previous years. For what it's worth... I have the cheapest electric grinder from Cabellas.

sawzah, come on, give me a break!

It saves you a total of 2 seconds, and its not safe, or good!

i cut up 35 deer in two days, all with hand saw and a knief!

I have found the solution to front shoulders and neck meat! Shoot them once through both front shoulders and plug them in the neck for the kill shot! Move on to the back straps and hind quarters where all the meat is at! That is what bonus tags are for right?

I am taking off the "stickied" list since Dark cloud has down a tremendous job of how to process your own deer with pictures