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

Dave Kannegaard keeps things simple when he butchers his deer. "I use a knife most Minnesotans already own," he said, "a fish filleting knife." As Kannegaard spoke on a recent day, he and his son, ...