"I remember one woman came with her husband, who had been butchering his own deer ... Swendsen advises that once a deer has been returned to a hunter's home, it should be hung by its rear legs ...

Learn how to make deer sausage after efficiently processing deer meat using a hanging-carcass butchering method. My favorite method to butcher a deer for sausage making these days is to bone off ...

These interviews have been edited for space and clarity. Peter, an experienced home butcher, made quick work of his first deer. Photo by Natalie Krebs Arc: I came into hunting from the food aspect to ...