I hate to say it but I think a lot of the deer butchers seem to be robbing people anymore. I used to always do my own deer, and some for friends. As usual, it got overwhelming and now I don't even butcher my own anymore. I have gone to using some of the commercial places. Am I satisfied? Not at all. Either the deer are weighing a lot less than they used to, a lot of meat is being left on the bones, or someone is just plain taking a share for themselves. A good friend of mine took a nice sized buck ( Penna. deer) to a butcher several years ago. The deer had been shot thru the chest, ruining little if any meat. When he went to pick it up, he was given a bag og ground meat you could have carried in your hat and the rest of the meat could have fit in a shoebox. He asked for an explaination, and was told the deer was badly shot up. One pass-thru in the chest. Badly shot up. He went a little berserk and said he wasn't leaving until they gave him the rest of his meat. After a few minutes of debate, they gave him another bag og ground meat. Needless to say none of our group will go back there again.
I guess the only way to make sure that you get all you've got coming is to go back to doing it yourself anymore. What a shame it is that it seems none of these places are trustworthy anymore.