Never really saw the need to age. Usually a day or two and I have it cut up.
As others said clean it out good in the field. Don’t let it freeze up or it is a bitch to skin out. Take your time skinning and get somebody to help much easier with 2 people and try to keep hair off the meat.
Also if...
22” on the ground here in Warren trudging Thur the back yard to rack the roof and slide with the kids was a chore. Probably going to wait till Saturday to get out there.
Hopefully it doesn’t get crunchy.
NY doesn’t require orange in northern zone
I will wear a orange hat when moving around.
I usually only see guys in my hunting party and none of them shoot at sound or anything else stupid.
Safety fundamentals ID your target if I can’t clearly make out the deer no shot or if it’s not in a safe...
Don’t have any personal experience but seems like everybody has the central boiler e classic model seems popular. There is a dealer in Oakham ma he delivers to NH. A co worker in Rindge just put one in he said he was into it for 20 k and he did a lot of work himself.