That's because I got screwed from the shipper. My Elk went to a UPS store for dry ice. and between the butcher & UPS store, 40lbs of meat vanished. A lot of the prime cuts were taken. I had a very mature cow Elk.

Nothing I can do about it when flying in, and leaving everything to the local rural town.

My only other choice is to drive 25 hrs to Elk camp. Each direction.

In fact... let's say the butcher butchers 250 Elk per season... and he hunts himself. he certainly has enough meat for his entire family. Even if he skims 1 lb per animal, he's set with meat. however... the shipping company. UPS or Fed Ex store. They provide the dry ice, and stuff the packed coolers into cartons... which I paid a pretty penny for their service. Maybe they only get 10 shipments a season. So... if he's going to skim, it'll be a lot more than 1lb. But it's par for the course & somewhat expected. Still hurts when you open the cooler, & weigh everything.