Do you process your own deer?
 

My Grandfather would roll in his grave if I took it to a butcher.

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I guess my signature didnot turn out the way i hoped[&o]

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We have for the last 10 years or so.

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I process 90% of my own. On occasion something will come up and I'll be forced to drop one off but I prefer to do it myself.

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You bet I process my own deer...part of the hunting experience!

My grandfather and father both owned a butcher shop...learned quite a bit from them. Ever tear down one of those huge meat cutting saws? Not pretty.

I understand why people take them to the meat locker though...nothing wrong with that...I just love butchering my own deer.

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I take them to a butcher. I would do it myself if I had the knowhow and if my wife wouldn't freak out.

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i do it myself. i prefer to seperate the tendons, fat, and silver skin and throw that all away. i dont think it tastes all that good. if u like to eat that $hit then have it processed. unless you know the guy personally u probly wont even get ur own meat back.

at least thats the way it is around here

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No ,Nothing gets thrown away.My Amish butcher even sells the hooves to a far east Guru

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I do mine too for that reason: cleaning all that stuff off.

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I do my own deer. I used to take them in until I tried cutting up one myself and found out how easy it is to do.

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I do about 1/2 of my deer .
I do all of the first ,if I have time and then take 1 to the bucher so it looks right when I give meat away to the needy and freinds.

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Usually take a couple deer every year. Process all of the first one and most of the second one. I take about 40 pounds of meat in for summer sausage. I do the steaks, roasts, burger, and jerky...he does the sausage.

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I do

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I do my own to

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Ummmmmmmm.........................YES ;)

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I'd rather not even mess with it anymore. It's worth paying the butcher the $60 to do it for me. Excellent cuts, and wraped and packed for me, can't beat that! I'll generally only keep a deer or two for myself and give the rest to anyone who wants it. There is ALWAYS someone that seems to be looking for venison. ;):D

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I also do my own:)

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I've always processed my own deer. It only takes a couple of hours and I find it kind of enjoyable. My father bought an industrial grade meat saw/grinder 2 years ago and it's made meat processing very easy. ;)

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I drive an hour to butcher. I would do it myself, but it would never turn out to be a fraction as good as these people I take it to. The sausage and the jerky they make is incredible, I can't express in words how awesome it is.

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I do all of my butchering myself. I agree with Shootem up870 you don't get your meat back! I also think you don't get all of your meat back either! I took deer to the butcher years ago and there is no way I got as much meat back from them compared to doing my own butchering!! Besides I enjoy butching all of my own!!

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I do my own.

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But of coarse.:)

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This year was the first time that I ever did my own and it turned out great.I bought a 32 lb grinder and made Italian,brats&breakfast sausage.It is really good.I took a deer in early this season&opened the package up and compared to the one that I did myself ,I found hair on the one that I didn't do and it was much bloodier.The difference in flavor of the shop processed deer, compaired to the home processed is huge.Not to mention I don't think you always get your own back.They also start nocking your deer out right away whereas if you do your own,you can hang/age your meat wich makes a big dif.Get rid of all the silver skin and fat, age your deer and you wouldn't believe how tasy.

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my grandfather was a butcher and taught me how to process deer, I find it enjoyable and another reason to get together with my hunting buddies for their "help".

To all of you who butcher your own deer I would HIGHLY recommend going out and spending about $100 (depending of how nice of one you get) on a vaccum sealer, beats the hell out of freezer bags and freezer paper and it resealable, I just added one to my butchering tool kit this year, dont know how I managed without one

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This morning for breakfast I had venison steak tacos they where delish.I added onion,garlic,lime cilantro salt & pepper.Fried the corn tortilla with mix,and cheese inside mmmm good.:DThe oil I used was olive oil ,so besides the cheese it was a pretty healthy meal.

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I have a friend help me drag the deer outta the woods then I get to cutting. 8 deer to my name and only the first one was taken to the butchers.

yep yep

kk

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I cut up all my own deer. I cut them up like [Shootem up870] cuts his up. I make steaks,roast, hamburg, jerky and Hot slim jims.

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I skin them hoof them to make hat rack's and butcher them myself .If i got a mountable deer i have some one do that for me if i had the cash .if not i would euro mount it