[patton]

No, actually. One hangs cow because it tenderizes the meat - the fat is integral, and begins decomposition, leaving the meat softer.

Dear fat is all on the outside, like in a sock - hanging helps not-at-all.

There is a great Learning-Chanel type special on this, but the point is - Let the deer bleed out, and butcher it.

[strela]

Let the deer bleed out, and butcher it.

Actually, what I've always wanted to do is get a right-hand drive vehicle, put the deer inside in the passenger (left) side, then drive down the road and watch people's looks.