Wild Game Butcher & Culinary Educator. Professional butcher with 20 years of experience running a game processing facility, specializing in field care, aging, and nose-to-tail utilization.
Cole Mercer is a professional butcher and lifelong hunter who operates a dedicated wild game processing facility. With two decades of experience handling everything from quail to moose, he is the ultimate authority on meat quality, field dressing, and butchery. Cole teaches hunters that the quality of the meal starts before the shot is taken, emphasizing proper cooling, aging, and breakdown techniques to avoid "gamey" flavors. His content transforms the intimidation of processing a carcass into a manageable, respectful culinary art. Example title: "How to Process an Entire Animal in the Field Without Spoilage?"