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Somebody dumped off a gutted deer in the woods the other day. Fresh, taken out of season, Fish & Game notified, blah blah etc. The part that interests me is the bones. Supposedly you can make some nice knives, awls, needles and hooks out of bone. I went and whacked off two forelegs. The question I lay before you folks is how should I proceed to clean the flesh off. Should I just wade in with a knife and hope for the best, or make use of Nature's scavengers, or...?

That and are there any special considerations I should be heeding as far as biohazard. When I went out to hack off the limbs I want, I took off my coat and turned up my sleeves before beginning; wore heavy rubber gloves; and scrubbed down my hands, arms and the axe with snow before I put my coat back on (fortunately it's a balmy 45 degrees today).

I'm not a hunter personally, so the proper protocol to deal with the aftermath is not familiar. I don't want to get any further into the process without some advice.