Field dressing is easy. You're basically going to fit the deer from groin to sternum. I make sure the deer's belly is facing downhill if there is any grade at all, as gravity will fight you otherwise once you try to pull the guts out. Next, I start at the lowest point of the groin and cut years the sternum. Super important to make sure your knife gets just under the skin, and stays that way all the way through the cut. You don't want to cut organs, especially the bladder. Otherwise you'll get urine on the meat.

Once you've got it open just reach inside and pull all the guts out. Then, cut the intestine and bladder near the anus, and reach up into the cavity of the chest and pull out the lungs and heart. You'll have to reach way up in there to cut the trachea (throat). So, just remember, the organ system is a tube coming in and two tubes coming out, with a bunch of stuff in-between. You cut the tubes last. Then you leave all that stuff for the critters. Birds and coyotes will consume it by morning.

Field dressing will take about 40# of weight away, making it easier to get to the vehicle. And leaves all the guts in the forest for animals.

I usually carry a pair of disposable gloves. Makes it easier to clean up afterwards. Make sure you take those back out of the woods...leave no trace.