Kyle and Adam sit down with Cooper Cartmell to talk about Cartmell's Wild Game Meat Processing, how to properly age venison, tips for average outdoorsmen, and discuss the common question, "can you eat meat from deer with CWD?".

(2:25) Introduction to Cooper and how he got into meat processing, (7:20) behind the scenes of Cartmell's meat processing, (22:15) some of the coolest animals clients have brought to him, (23:05) hunting during peak processing season & bear/turkey hunting in Madison County, (31:45) biggest deer someone's ever brought him, (35:30) how being a processor changes the way he hunts, (36:40) meat processing tips for the average outdoorsman and at-home processors, (41:52) chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Ozarks and how to know if you can eat your venison, (44:30) does rut affect venison flavor and how a game processor can tell when peak rut is, (46:45) infections in meat caused by fighting bucks and meat safety, (49:50) Treylon Burks your buck is ready for pick up, (51:40) custom butchering and keeping wild game and beef/pork separate.

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