Several years ago for Yule I got my husband a book from the Lehman's catalog on home butchering. He's learned well enough from that to do a deer in two hours this past week. I'd have to ask him exactly how he did it, but he did mention the time factor.
A new "Must Have" for easy home freezing. We were able to get a cheap vacuum sealer from the German Discount Food chain (Lidle's) that has moved into Ireland. And even though its not the best, it made the storage process a whole lot easier. Except for one meal's worth of good steak and the ribs, I was able to get the whole deer into a storage bucket. The vacuum sealer sucked up all the air, made the packets smaller and will help keep the meat from freezer burning. I noticed we had a lot less blood and mess to clean up. This was a young deer, so larger deer would probably need two buckets.
I only wish that there had been room left to slap a lid on the bucket. I so wanted to label it "Bucket O' Bambi" If we get a few more deer this season, I may do that to the next one.
Melodi..in Ireland where the season for does just started...