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do u guys go through the extra effort in getting al lthe hamburger and stew meat off ur deer when butchering..ive always hated to waste any meat..but sometimes it seems not worth the extra edffort when u know u can just get more deer..and what about taking the fat off of the meat..how extensively do u guys work at taking al lthe excess fat off of the meat

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i think its worth it because there may be certain recipes that call for the meat cut like that

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sometimes I do. Like at the begining of the season I will go all gung ho on a deer but as the season comes to an end I don't do it as much. Mystery meat is what we call it.

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Yeah! Stew venison meat in the crock pot with seasoning carrots, patatoes, celery and green beens cooked for about 4hrs!:):)

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The "stew meat" sliced thin is good if you are into things like stir fry or fajitas as well. Also, if you ever try Cajun style "green sausage," you will never let another scrap of deer meat go to waste.

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Yes it is tedious work but I usually try and get as much meat as possible except for an area that has been shot with lots of blood. Most of the trim I use for ground meat except for the large parts is use for stew with some good cooking.

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Makes some of the best stew and vegetable "beef" soup there is. I tend to cut up chunks of some of the better meat though, for stew meat. Usually have the other bits ground up. I cut stew chunks fairly small, about an inch square or less.

According to the experts, it's advisable to remove all the fat from venison and remove it right away. When venison is frozen with the fat intact iteventually becomes rancid andtaints the flavor of themeat. I've never let any fat remain on venison.

Some folks I know, like to have a bit of beef tallow added to their ground venison, but I've never cared for that either. Ifyou want a "moister" ground meat for burgers,than venison is by itself, just mix it with some cheap ol' fatty hamburger before you freeze the patties or packages of ground venison. For meatballs or meatloaf, I also mix in some ground pork or pork sausage, as well as some ground beef....but it's still predominately ground venison in the finished product.

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Check around and there might be a meat smoker that takes venison and makes bologna, salami, bacon, jerky, snack sticks etc. out of any deer meat. I took some of my NY buck to a guy in Morrisoville Ny and his stuff is really great. Glass of wine and some crackers and a slice of deer bologna....that’s life man.

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So tell me guys what parts of the deer do you actually eat. I know about the back legs front legs backstraps and tenderloins. Butits alot of work for just that little of meat. I hear some eat the neck and some eat rib meat.

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I do my own butchering and cut all the hind quarters into boned steak. I do the same for the back straps and tenderloins. The front shoulders are good for some steaks and the rest stew meat and grind as well as the neck. The smoker guy can take any meat or grind and turn it into all the stuff I said in the other post. It is wonderful

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Surely you guys jest! Neck roast, and other deer meat, other than tenders, and straps, are well worth the effort! If I'm going to invest in killing it, I'm gonna eat it! Had a great neck roast stew for lunch today at work! Buuuuurrrrpppp!

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I eat it all JMM....and Buuuurrrrppp.:D

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Yummo! This thread is making me hungry for deer.

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hey salt flat..the neck is usually pretty goodfor roasts just.try to get some a the fat from between the layers..its sorda gritty..but i tried to do the ribs last year and they turned out horriblee...does ne body have a good strategy fot a good rib roast or sumthin.

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I butcher my own deer and utilize as much meat as possible. You gotta do that animal justice if you are going to takes its life. It may take a little longer but the end result if well worth it.

Ron:D

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You know some of the best deer I ever had came off the sage flats in Texas.

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Getting back to how to easily do stew meat. You can get a chilli or chum plate for your gring and just run it through your ginder as usual.

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I like to get as much meat as I can off the deer so I am not wasting a lot. As for stew meat. I really don't use a particular area of the deer for meat. I decide as I go along whether I will cut for steaks, jerky, burger sausage or stew. I really don't like deer fat. I usually cut as much as I can off the deer.

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Except for the skeleton and skull, whatever I don't keep for eating goes to my two Black Labs. They're eating machine and it saves me a little on dog food . Happiness is a young dog with half of a deer's leg in it's mouth enjoying a good chawin', joy is two of them in the same predicament. :D

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So what's a good stew recipe? Thanks, Scott Woody

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I butcher my own deer. I debone everything I can. I then remove all fat, sinew and blue membrain from the meat. The prime cuts (hams and loins) go into roasts.If I want steaks I cut them from a roast later.The shoulders, neck and trimmings go into burger to be made into sausage or jerky. I'm not too fond of stew. As far as sausage if you use well trimmed meat it turns out great. If you use fatty scrap it will turn out crappy. take your time do it right there are no short cuts.

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A good stew is potatoes, carrots, a can or two, of Rotel Tomatoes, onion and bell pepper! Slow cooking is best, gets it to falling off the bone! YUM!!

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I use every thing. All meat is cut off the bones,the neck is either a roast or ground, Just last night I took the neckbones(I cut the neck into chunks after removing the meat) and simmered with a leg of lamb bone to make scotch broth, the meat that's left on the bones are picked off and added to the broth. Tender as all hell and you get a fair amount, deffinately woth it. Even the shanks get ground after the tendons and silver skin is removed. Nothing wasted on my deer, wheather it's the first or last of the season. You never know ,the first could be the last.:D

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I will go to great lengths to get all the meat off of an animal, except for the upper parts of the neck. This includes the ribs, and all the meat on the lower legs. State law also says I have to, if not, its wanton waste of game. Of course I can only get one deer a year, and only if I get a tag, so I make sure every piece of meat comes off. If you are skimping on not cutting all the meat off of a deer, then that means you shouldn't be shooting any more deer. Fill your freezer up and eat all that is edible. I even save the heart and liver. If I don't eat it, I can find someone that will.

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ughh i just got back from grindin all my dear meat..got steaks, roasts, sausage, and a heck of alota hamburger..i use everything..dont let that deer die in vain!

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I tend to take more stew meatearly in the season thinking I might not get out. IfI am lucky later in the season, I might not work as hard on the stew meat, but am back fillingthat "laziness" with learningand experimentingwithtanning hides. I hate to see deer meat and hide go to waste. --- My wife calls me cheap, I say frugal!

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There is some good meat by the spine i call it prime rid And you. got to love those round steaks.

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i try to get all the meat i can get off of my critters and then the carcass goes to the tiger rescue across the street.