wild game butchering classes?

[windygorge]

I've been hanging and cutting up deer for 37 years. It's all my family ate for meat. Back in the day I would hang for a week or two. Now I just hang no more then 4 days. That long because I'm hunting with my kids or friends. Your deer or what ever needs to go through rigor mortis before you cut it up that's all. About 36 hrs.

First, the muscles go into rigor mortis, a stiffening lasting at most 24 hours. Butchering a deer during rigor mortis is one of the worst things you can do. It can cause a phenomenon called shortening, where the muscles contract and remain tougher than if butchering took place a day later.

thats good to know.  thanks

[windygorge]

i like the "deer and big game processing" vid, cause it shows you the different cuts of meat.  he is very thorough in explaining it. 
if you just want to quarter and debone, i haven't watched it, but im sure their "quarter and debone in the field" is worth getting.  good luck

 http://www.outdooredge.com/game-processing-dvds-videos-s/26.htm