I pay $48 dollars for a whitetail and can get it cut anyway I want for that price. It all depends on the processor. Check your local taxidermists and meat houses for processing prices.

Wow. $48 for the entire thing? That is a lot better than I was expecting. Thanks!

WELL IF YOU INVEST A LITTLE MONEY INTO A GOOD BOOK ABOUT BUTCHERING IT IS SIMPLE. JUST FOLLOW ALONG IN THE BOOKS OR RESEARCH ON THE WEB

Honestly, I just don't have any desire to dress a deer myself....and considering my husband won't even clean his own fish, I am sure that is a dead end with him. lol

Thank you for the suggestion though.

Well the $48 is only for processing the gutted carcass I have to remove the heart,lungs,diaphragm, intestines stomach, and everything else in the abdominal cavity.

If you consider the amount of work and the fact that the butcher will get more meat and package it profesionally the cost is usually worth it. In NJ we pay a minimum of $65 and thats just for a standard cut! I butcher my own.

I just take mine to the taxidermist to process b/c I give away some of the meat b/c I'm the only one in my family that eats deer. He puts it in little stamped pack so I know what I'm giving away. Granted that and saving the time it's woth the money.