do you cut up you own deer?
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oakland OR USA
Posts: 2,929
RE: do you cut up you own deer?
Pretty much the same as you would cut a beef , except I put more of it into hamburger thanI do when I cut a beef . Quite a bit goes into jerky also . Mainly I use a large chef knife ,a boning knife ,a grinder ,smoker and a vacumn sealer . I got my setup a piecehere and there over time but mostly at a resturant supply . Started when I was twelve years old ,my dad said if you kill it you take care of it .
#3
RE: do you cut up you own deer?
I've been cutting all mine for about 10 yrs or so now. My wife is not a big fan of venison so she rarely cooks it. I cured that problem by using probably around 80% for jerky. The boys and I love it and it usually goes quickly.
#4
RE: do you cut up you own deer?
I have only shot two so far so it isn't worth the investment to me to buy the equipment. I have to drive 3.5 hours to hunt, some years I only get two or three days of hunting.
But it is a skill I would like to learn.
But it is a skill I would like to learn.
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: do you cut up you own deer?
I have never had a processor do my deer...We used to butcher 20 pigs a year and smoked and processed our on hams, sausage, etc...
We kill 40-50 deer a year and can have one butchered and on ice in about 30 minutes...
Typically, I bone out the whole deer...If the hunter wants whole hams, I seperate at the ball and socket joint...To me this is easier than messing with a saw and the pee sack...
I use a 3-3 1/2 inch drop point for most of my skinning and boning work...I have a Buck Duke and a Scherade Pro Hunter (USA made)...
We kill 40-50 deer a year and can have one butchered and on ice in about 30 minutes...
Typically, I bone out the whole deer...If the hunter wants whole hams, I seperate at the ball and socket joint...To me this is easier than messing with a saw and the pee sack...
I use a 3-3 1/2 inch drop point for most of my skinning and boning work...I have a Buck Duke and a Scherade Pro Hunter (USA made)...
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 473
RE: do you cut up you own deer?
I always cut up my own, make my own burger ,but not sausage. Hang em by the head, skin ,then cut the loins/chops off. Then take hindquarters off (boned). Remove all scraps for burger, take a neck roast and use a skil saw for ribs, (best part). Slip a large garbage bag over carcass and throw in garbage.Or if its winter throw carcass in OUR woods for critters and birds to feed on
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