We will show you step by step how to Field Dress, Skin and Butcher your deer. Your buck is on the ground. Approach the animal from behind, with your gun or bow poised for a follow-up shot. Most states and Canadian provinces require you to tag a buck on the spot. A few people attach a tag to a deer's ear.
Many hunters tie or tape it around an antler.
Carry a sharp fixed or folding-blade knife and a sharpening stone or steel. You might cut through the thin hide just below the joint of a deer's hind leg and attach your tag there. Roll a buck onto its back with its head pointed uphill. Tips Pay close attention to the areas that bucks use during the early season. After the rut is over many bucks will return to these spots because they feel secure there.