Field Dressing and Butchering Deer: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Field to Table [Paperback]

Monte Burch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

A detailed instructional guide for field-dressing deer and preparing the meat for the table.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

To a deer hunter, nothing surpasses the savory taste of a venison steak cooked over an open flame. It’s the moment when the effort truly pays off. But a lot must go into preparing that steak.

With the help of the step-by-step instructions and illustrations in this thorough handbook, author Monte Burch passes down the practical wisdom of his years of hunting and explains how to field dress and butcher a deer to properly prepare and preserve it for cooking or storage.

Burch demonstrates the techniques necessary for neat, non-wasteful field dressing, fundamental skinning skills, and the correct methods for cutting roasts, chops, steaks, stew meat, and ground chuck. He includes a guide to the tools and equipment you will need to get started, and also covers basic cooking methods and shares some of his favorite deer recipes.

Field Dressing and Butchering Deer is a book all deer hunters need, because its usefulness will never change. The proper approach means less work, and more meat for the table.

About the Author

Monte Burch has been writing about the outdoors for four decades, and is the author of thousands of magazine articles and more than fifty books, including the Lyons Press titles Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys; Field Dressing and Butchering Deer; and The Field & Stream ATV Handbook. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599211726
• ISBN-13: 978-1599211725
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Meat, Poultry & Seafood > Game

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good starter book for the beginner, November 24, 2005

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Brad E. Mccarrell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Dressing and Butchering Deer: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Field to Table (Hardcover)

The book could have gotten more in depth with the subject of butchering, but overall it is still a good book for the novice butcher. I am no novice, but still picked up a tip or two.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars butchering deer,field to table, January 17, 2007

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Ralph Schoen (Pa.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Dressing and Butchering Deer: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Field to Table (Hardcover)

the best thing i found is that this book contains alot of illustrations telling you where certain cuts of meat are taken from the deer. great for the hunter who processes his own harvest.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better books out there, September 16, 2011

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C. SMITH-NAILL (Cary, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field Dressing and Butchering Deer: Step-by-Step Instructions, from Field to Table (Paperback)

There are better books out there such as _Gut It. Cut It. Cook It._. This book also encourages aging which is a dangerous and needless process with venison.