Based on my own experience, it takes a bit more time if you intend to save the hide to use to make a throw, or clothing. Also, cold conditions make those hides stick on a lot more than what you see here.
I use a small, dedicated hatchet( Ft. Meigs style axe head and short( 8") handle, for splitting the sternum, and cutting the hip girdle. It also cuts off the legs and neck. Wearing a glove- particularly one of these new style gloves with rubber "grippers" on the palms and fingers-- gives a real advantage for holding the hide off the meat when skinning.
I don't like saws. They leave bone fragments in the meat, and that take Bacteria into the meat to spoil it during storage. I bone out my deer, rather than store bones. You won't find me every taking a deer to a "Processing" plant, where all they seem to know is using saws.
Its just my way of doing things, and I certainly would never tell other folks to follow my lead.
But, I am outraged every year to hear that someone has been told to " donate" half the deer to a butcher in return for him processing the rest of the deer for the successful hunter. Working carefully at home, I can bone out my deer completely in a couple of hours, by myself. With help, I can reduce the time dramatically. I think that if I can do this work myself, ANYONE can. If you can cut a steak, or cut the meat off a chicken or turkey leg during dinner, then you can bone out your own deer, too. :hmm: :idunno: :thumbsup: :hatsoff: :hatsoff: