ORIGINAL: Colorado Luckydog
I just paid $368.40 to have my elk processed. We paid right at $1500 dollars for 4 elk. My buddy and me decided we are going to spend the dough this off season and get everything we need to do it ourselves. So about the middle of Feb when goose season is over, you guys get ready for a bunch of "how to", "and what to get" questions.
That is why we do our own. Be it moose, deer or bear. All you need is a couple of knives (a six inch boning and a 10-12 inch butcher), a sharpening steel, a good cutting board, a nice high table (so you don't have to bend over while cutting, preferably stainless), a role of brown butcher paper, a bag of elastics, a Sharpie marker, a grinder for doing up burger and a couple of beverages of your choice.