View Poll Results: Can you process your own deer?
Yes, I do it regularly
46
83.64%
No, but want to learn how
3
5.45%
Rather take it to a processor
6
10.91%
Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll
Game Processing
12-03-2009, 10:21 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 472
My family and I have been processing our own deer ever since I can remember. We bought an electric meat grinder and a bunch of bags for deer burger. When someone harvests an animal we cut the backstraps out and make butterfly steaks, and we bone out the hams and front shoulders for grinding into burger. Every now and then we will use the hams for a roast but very rarely.
12-03-2009, 10:42 AM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mechanicsville, VA
Posts: 100
Been doing my own forever. I understand on a "travel hunt" but I like doing it my way. I'm pretty particular...actually downright anal on how its all handled and what does and does not go into the ginder.
I've seen "processors" grind stuff I would never think about, and not be nearly as concerned about hair on the meat, etc.
Personally if you know the facility adn have faith in them and can afford it, I say good for you! God Bless America. Let another man make some money doing what they do best and you do what you do best.
I like to do my own though. My Son (12) got his first and second deer this year. He did the main cutting on both, with help of course. He's a little slow but that's normal. He gets it and now he understands that as soon as you pull that trigger...funs over. Time to go to work.
It's normal for me to spend about 10 hours skinning butchering processing and packing. More if I'm fiddling with hides and heads.
I don't think you are any less of a man than me if have yours done by someone else. If had $ to burn and good person local to do it, I might also....nah. :-)
I've seen "processors" grind stuff I would never think about, and not be nearly as concerned about hair on the meat, etc.
Personally if you know the facility adn have faith in them and can afford it, I say good for you! God Bless America. Let another man make some money doing what they do best and you do what you do best.
I like to do my own though. My Son (12) got his first and second deer this year. He did the main cutting on both, with help of course. He's a little slow but that's normal. He gets it and now he understands that as soon as you pull that trigger...funs over. Time to go to work.
It's normal for me to spend about 10 hours skinning butchering processing and packing. More if I'm fiddling with hides and heads.
I don't think you are any less of a man than me if have yours done by someone else. If had $ to burn and good person local to do it, I might also....nah. :-)
12-03-2009, 12:48 PM
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Michigan
Posts: 275
I have read at least 2 posts in this thread where it was claimed that butchering a single deer saved the hunter a couple hundred dollars. I am just curious as to who is ripping you off?? I had 2 deer processed (110lbs doe and 170lb buck into normal cuts roasts burger summer sauasage and ground sausage). Bill was $55 for the doe and $65 for the buck. Hard to pass up the easy economics. Plus without a cooler, processing deer yourself in October and November usually means doing it pronto. Kill a deer at dusk, get him checked in and back to the house for 4-5 hours of butchering makes for a long night (usually alone) when a guy has to be at work at 5am the next morning.
12-03-2009, 05:05 PM
#24
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 192
That axe on the right aint for looks
Have a 1 acre garden, a small flock of chickens, and fish all summer, put enough rock fish away for the year.
I dont eat pork, but we do butcher our own lambs that we get from the man up the road.
Sorry, but I do not buy fast food, nor meat at the super market.
Last edited by Slackdaddy; 12-03-2009 at 05:20 PM.
12-04-2009, 02:27 AM
#26
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 824
Been doing my own forever. I understand on a "travel hunt" but I like doing it my way. I'm pretty particular...actually downright anal on how its all handled and what does and does not go into the ginder.
I've seen "processors" grind stuff I would never think about, and not be nearly as concerned about hair on the meat, etc.
Personally if you know the facility adn have faith in them and can afford it, I say good for you! God Bless America. Let another man make some money doing what they do best and you do what you do best.
I like to do my own though. My Son (12) got his first and second deer this year. He did the main cutting on both, with help of course. He's a little slow but that's normal. He gets it and now he understands that as soon as you pull that trigger...funs over. Time to go to work.
It's normal for me to spend about 10 hours skinning butchering processing and packing. More if I'm fiddling with hides and heads.
I don't think you are any less of a man than me if have yours done by someone else. If had $ to burn and good person local to do it, I might also....nah. :-)
I've seen "processors" grind stuff I would never think about, and not be nearly as concerned about hair on the meat, etc.
Personally if you know the facility adn have faith in them and can afford it, I say good for you! God Bless America. Let another man make some money doing what they do best and you do what you do best.
I like to do my own though. My Son (12) got his first and second deer this year. He did the main cutting on both, with help of course. He's a little slow but that's normal. He gets it and now he understands that as soon as you pull that trigger...funs over. Time to go to work.
It's normal for me to spend about 10 hours skinning butchering processing and packing. More if I'm fiddling with hides and heads.
I don't think you are any less of a man than me if have yours done by someone else. If had $ to burn and good person local to do it, I might also....nah. :-)
12-04-2009, 02:52 AM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 192
Thanks,
I did'nt meen to come on as "arrogant", it was suppose to be funny
My next step is "getting off the grid" as much as possible.
Slack
I did'nt meen to come on as "arrogant", it was suppose to be funny
My next step is "getting off the grid" as much as possible.
Slack
