RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

Me and a group of friends all ways do our own deer

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

I have a buddy who used to be a butcher. About 2 1/2 hours, a case of beer, and some really good freezer bags!

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

I do all my own deer we get a couple of guys together and a case of beer and go to town. I enjoy doing it plus its alot cheaper.

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

A good set of knives and couple of hours. bone it out and do it yourself and save yourself the money. When you sit down at the table it makes the meal that much more special to know that you took it from the pasture to the table all by yourself.

I don't use the ziplock bags, I get a couple of rolls of freezer paper and tape at the local wally world -- double wrap everything to prevent freezer burn and it works out great.

Enjoy.

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

I do all my own processing.

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

Me & my hunting Friends process our own deer
de bone everything
I usually can all my share

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

Yeah boy, thats the way to go right there!

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

only cost me $55.00 a deer when i take it to my processor. this is why i don't process my own, to me my time (3 or so hours) is more valuable than $55.00

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

We started do are own when I got back sombody else deer with hair and blood shot meat. I took mine in without all that stuff. I guess they thought they would give me more for my money. Wrong I ended up throwing it away. Never been back sense.

RE: Do you process your own deer?
 

People does not realize how labor intensive it is to make jerky and sasage. I heave people asking me to make them up a pound. for me to debone, and sort thru a hind quarter, and slice into 1/4" slices, and cure overnight, and dry takes hours.

Just to skin, quarter, debone, slice into steak, grind, package and put in a freezer takes me over 5 hours. So before jumping into the processing game, realize it takes some time.