Hunting questions have been answered frequently. There's too much discussion over details to easily answer with everything else, so a search link:
search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=hunt%2A+deerYes. You need 1 brain (10L tanning fluid) per hide to tan. Only do it if you need the leather.
Anything. Hay is worth something. Berries can be worth something if you find a buyer. Granite and lime are always in demand.
That is for using Artificing. There's an in-depth article somewhere on it. Some artifacts will make digging and chopping trees easier. It's really recommended to either craft and slot these clothing items or buy them from an "expert".
A carpenter's bench an other simple tools are to be expected at any camp with or without a fence. What you want to avoid is a lot of drying frames (hides are worth silver), chests (mass storage to take from), or other large "civilized" tools such as kilns, smelters, etc that will say "rob me! I have too much money and don't care to spend it on defenses!" There's a couple of nice threads on this around.