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Take your time with the killing and do it as cleanly as possible. Fill a 12-gauge shotgun with high brass No. 4 or 5 shot, stand about 10 feet from the steer, and imagine two lines drawn from the base of each ear to the opposite eye. Then carefully aim for the spot where the lines cross and fire. The shot will make a silver dollar-sized hole in the animal's skull, and the beast will immediately drop to the ground.

At that point you (or your assistant) should keeping your back to the body and watching for thrashing hooves—set one foot against the animal's forelegs and force its head back as far as possible with your other foot. Then, using a sharp knife, cut along the bottom of the neck for about 10 to 15 inches—the breastbone forward—and make the incision deep enough to expose the wind-pipe without piercing it. Next, insert the knife to one side of the windpipe (with the back of the blade against the breastbone) and press the point—toward the spine—to a depth of four inches or so to cut the carotid arteries and jugular veins.