If you ask a dozen hunters how to skin a deer, you’ll find that every one of them does something slightly different. While that may be frustrating for newer hunters, it should also be reassuring: ...

Game animals are generally hunted for butchering and display mounts. Russell Sorensen makes capes and clothes from the hides and has all sorts of uses for trotters, from food to tools. She held a ...

Why should you learn how to butcher a deer by yourself? Because the venison will taste better. Professional butchers need to profit from their efforts, and that’s fine. But since time is money, most ...

Last week we described and showed a slick, quick and efficient method of skinning a deer leaving the hide in one piece for tanning. That method would not work for hunters desiring to have a shoulder ...

I had absolutely no clue what fellow outdoors communicator Mike Schoonveld of northern Indiana meant (or if he was even serious) when he said, "OK, I’ll bring my golf ball.’’ Schoonie was responding ...

Now that seasons have opened in all 10 of our state’s deer hunting areas, it’s time to talk about turning this effort into wholesome food for the table. Realizing there would be an outcry if a photo ...