Recently got a lesson in butchering a deer. Seemed like a lot of stuff went un-used, but it wasn't my deer, so I didn't say anything. In the future, what parts can I use? I'd like to avoid brains and spinal cord.
1. Hide can be tanned
2. lower legs and feed can be rendered for neatsfoot oil
3. Bones (not skull or spine) can be frozen for dog food or boiled for stock or hide glue
4. Antlers for tool handles
What am I missing? Can you eat any of the organs? Modern hunters leave all of that in the woods, I guess. But you should be able to eat the liver, kidneys, and heart, right?
1. Hide can be tanned
2. lower legs and feed can be rendered for neatsfoot oil
3. Bones (not skull or spine) can be frozen for dog food or boiled for stock or hide glue
4. Antlers for tool handles
What am I missing? Can you eat any of the organs? Modern hunters leave all of that in the woods, I guess. But you should be able to eat the liver, kidneys, and heart, right?