American Wild Game / Processing

Hunting, Hunting Dogs, Game Processing, Nutritional Value, Healthier Diet.
Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds, Varmint / Predator, Waterfowl.

Game Processing / Books - Field Dressing, Skinning, Quartering, Butchering, Preserving, Cooking, Taxidermy, Tanning, Sewing.

Big Game

Elk

Small Game

Upland Birds

Varmint / Predator

Waterfowl

Deer Processing

Below you will find some great books on the subject of wild game processing,
however with much focus being put on chronic wasting disease we wanted to find
a way to show people there is a way to process all deer while putting yourself in
very little danger of this disease. This link goes to a free video of processing a deer
including field dressing, quartering and proper butchering.

To the right of this page you will find one of our sponsors with all the proper
equipment and goods to fully process any and all wild game meat that you have
harvested in the hunting fields and turn it into very fine table fare for your hard
earned enjoyment.

(Field Dressing)

This book is filled with all the information you need to care for your game. Everything from big game to small game, upland birds to waterfowl butcher and store more than 35 species of big game and wildfowl.

(Skinning)

The Skinning Deer Pocket Guide has step-by-step photos for skinning a deer by hand. Before a deer can be butchered, you must remove its hide. This Pocket Guide shows you how to skin a deer using only a knife, small saw and gambrel. Follow these steps and you won't damage any venison and you'll be left with a quality hide suitable for tanning.

(Quartering)

The Quartering Deer Pocket Guide is a step-by-step photo guide to removing a deer's front and hind quarters, tenderloins, and backstraps using only your hunting knife. These easy-to-understand directions will help you make the most of your harvested deer.

(Butchering)

Provides clear, concise, and step-by-step information for people who want to slaughter their own meat. This is the book for anyone who hunts, farms, or buys large quantities of meat. The author takes the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text is clear and easy-to-follow. Combined with 130 detailed illustrations by Elayne Sears, the reader is provided with complete, step-by-step instructions.

(Preserving)

Safe, step-by-step instructions for preparing and storing fresh meat, plus recipes and instructions for building smokehouses. This new book describes the best ways of processing Meat, Fish and Game with emphasis on Canning, Freezing, Curing and Smoking in the home... at the camp...anywhere! A "How-To" book. Practical -- with an outline of easy-to-follow procedures and approved shortcuts.

(Cooking)

Contains all the information a cook/hunter/angler needs to prepare hearty game and fish meals in camp or at home. There are detailed and illustrated instructions for all procedures needed to prepare and cook game and fish.

(Taxidermy)

This complete, illustrated, do-it-yourself guide to taxidermy has been revised and updated to include the latest information available on improved methods and products.

(Hide Tanning)

Matt Richards brings tanning to a level of simplicity that is accessible to anyone. Experimentation combined with years of tanning for a living and a thorough study of leather chemistry, has resulted in a simple method that produces excellent results.

(Leather Working)

A Practical Illustrated Sourcebook of Techniques and Projects: Michael's guide covers basic leatherworking techniques, describes the scientific makeup of an animal skin, explains the tanning process, and depicts an efficient workshop setup.