I have never sent one to the processor, have always done it myself. That way I know how it was handled. After all the meat is cut, ground or what ever it is then vacume sealed for storage. With all my kids hunting as well as the wife, we eat deer meat year round and hardly ever buy meat at the store.
The wife has had me tan a few of the deer hides for her, its a pain in the butt, however she likes it so I do it.
The wife has had me tan a few of the deer hides for her, its a pain in the butt, however she likes it so I do it.