Nice vid jimmac. I have been doing this myself got many yrs. that's a good info vid. A couple things I've learned threw the yrs I'd also like to share. If ur not going to eat the back straps right away I like to leave the silver skin on them until I'm ready to cook. Them I defrost them and clean them. The silver skin helps against freezer burn. Also I like to cut the back straps in half. Freeze them like that. Cook them whole(half) and then cut them. They don't dry out as much.
So I'm sitting in my stand debating on getting out or stay till dark. Then I hear a war! Guys down the rd putting on a drive I figure. Cause u can hear the shot going further away as the deer runs past them. I bet and not even joking. I bet 35 shots and now I can hear them all yelling. They must have got a big boy. Thing prob looks like hamburger
I butcher my own every yr. this started many yrs ago. There is a few tricks. Age the meat. Trust me. I am very picky about hair too. Make sure u get all the silver skin u can off. That's what gives it it's gamey taste. I'm sure there more but that's a start
If I'm going to my stand then I hurry up and get there. Then quiet. If I'm still hunting I walk a few steps find a tree, lean up against it for a bit pick out my next tree and slowly move my way toward it. Repeat
Full moon at night. The deer move mid day. This is what I have found anyhow. I treys posting a thread to see what others thought but only an answer or two