I always had someone do it for about the same price youre talking. The problem we had was getting one done in the middle of winter when all the guys who do it are done for the year and have everything put away. Every once in a while, I'll get a roadkill from local pd and no place to bring it to get it done. My daughter and I watched step by step videos and tried it ourselves. Again, this is during cold weather so its not much problem keeping the meat cold. We had one skinned and quartered in a little longer than an hr. (1st time) Getting the cuts of meat isn't too hard. We boned everything out so no saw was used. Sharp knives are really nice to have. We did this in the middle of the kitchen floor with a plastic dropcloth under the quarters. (divorced so no wife to yell at us) We spaced it out over a couple nights keeping the remainder in the fridge. Since we don't have a grinder, we ended with a lot of stew meat and other pieces to use as kabobs on the grill. For the most part things came out pretty well. It was a good experience and we will do it again to save money. It may not look as nice in the package but it tastes the same. If you have your own place with a shed to hang it in, try it. It's a good feeling to know you accomplished it.
