I got a call on Monday that an elk, who had been hit, had broken legs, but was still sitting on the side of the road. I worked with Fish & Game to be able to harvest this cow elk. I had help moving and hanging her, since I'm not strong enough on my own. Then I skinned, gutted, and quartered her. That took 2 days! I ground all the small meaty bits into sausage, and kept all the large meaty bits for jerky. We aren't much of a steak or roast family. That took 2 more days. FINALLY, I have a freezer full of elk! I'm so grateful for the meat, since I didn't fill my tag during the hunting season, and my family depends on the meat. We also kept the organs to eat, and made bone broth, and I'm also trying to tan the hide, which is new to me. We used all we could of this blessing!