rnr has a great suggestion. The Colorado DOW video is excellent. They show you A to Z how to bone it out and what they use for knives, tarps, leaving evidence of sex on the carcass, etc. An excellent DVD and well worth it. I can't speak to the aging process of bone in vs. bone out. I do know that the meat will also age in the freezer as well. There was an article on it in the American Hunter a few years back on the subject.

Here's the link to the DVD:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/wildlifeStore/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=D07

There's also a preview of the DVD on the DOW website. Enjoy.
Elk

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