MDC to Host Deer Processing Virtual Program This Month

Once a hunter has bagged a deer, the work is only half over.

Hunters interested in learning how to process their deer will have an opportunity to do so at a Missouri Department of Conservation’s “Field to Freezer” virtual program from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on October 23.

This program is open to all ages.

At this free event, MDC Conservation Educator Lyle Whittaker will provide tips on how to field dress, skin, and butcher a harvested deer.

For those who want to butcher their deer, this clinic will show how to turn a harvested deer into neat packages of lean and healthy meat.

Other topics covered will be supplies needed and regulations that pertain to stored venison.

You can register for this online program by visiting here.