I'm contemplating taking up deer hunting again....

[NationalMatch]

.... after several years of not hunting. Am I forgetting anything?

Relearn to field dress the animal.
Unless extremely cold weather, skin immediately.
Have a large work surface to butcher the animal.
Learn how to butcher. (Before, I took it to the butcher.)
Buy a freezer. Freeze the meat.

Am I forgetting anything?

 

[SiGArmed]

Think generally step 1 is being vewy vewy quiet if your hunting wabbits.

 

[HoLeChit]

You’re gonna need to spend a couple grand on gear and guns too, no sense getting that deer meat for cheap.

 

[OKRuss]

1) Find place to hunt. 2) Kill deer

 

[Cat City Slim]

1) Find place to hunt. 2) Kill deer

Emphasis on point 1. Unfortunately, deer hunting is mostly a rich man’s sport these days. Yeah, I know, public land. I value my life too much to hunt public land with a firearm.

 

[Okie4570]

Not sure what your situation is as far as getting the deer out of the field, but I no longer field dress. I just load and remove it from the field, then bone it out while hanging at home or on the tailgate even. Tenderloins are still accessible without gutting.

 

[retrieverman]

Like others have alluded, you’re kind of putting the cart before the horse with that list.

 

[NationalMatch]

1) Find place to hunt. 2) Kill deer

Not a problem. I have farmland south of here. I went down on my weekly "do farm stuff" run and jumped 3 does.

I also cut hay for sale. Plus several ponds. Deer are there. Not an issue.

All bases covered except to process the deer myself. That's where I'm rusty.

 

[tynyphil]

All bases covered except to process the deer myself. That's where I'm rusty.

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[Valkhar]

Emphasis on point 1. Unfortunately, deer hunting is mostly a rich man’s sport these days. Yeah, I know, public land. I value my life too much to hunt public land with a firearm.

Just curious on this thought of public land hunting. I was thinking of doing my first deer hunt here on public land and seen this comment a few times. Is it just idiots with guns? I never had a problem with public land when I lived in Alaska