deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

[Rhino]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

As far as just butchering, I do all that myself. I bone out everything, cut it, and package it up for the freezer. If I want to get some sausage or something like that processed, I'll take the boned out meat to the processor. Processors charge by the pound so I don't want to pay them for the weight of the bone.

[tedicast]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

Here are some pics of our butchering crew in action.

The Cutting Crew

Here is a pic of me.

Here is a pic of my bro Scott. We are butchering his 2004 archery buck.

This is our friend Billy. He is a regular on cutting night.

The Packing Crew

Here is a pic of our packing crew. Scott's wife Sue is on the left, and my wife Jen is on the right.This is the last deer we did before we bought 2 foodsavers. Now we vacuum pack all our venison.

[VtBowhunter]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

I do it all myself........to me it's all part of the hunting experience.......plus then I get exactly what I want out of the meat.

[Guest pa_bowhunter38]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

I agree with VT, it's all part of hunting, good luck this year

[mathews4life]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

all by my lonesome...no butcher!!!

[Tony]

Re: deer processing, butcher or do it your self ?

i butcher my own deer . i cut the back straps and tenderloins out and then bone out the rest of the deer..

i then take the boned out meat to a local locker and have them grind it for me.. they do an outstanding job every year .

last year i took 43 lbs of boned out meat to have it ground into burger and breakfast sausage . it cost me 18 bucks ! thats wrapped , packaged to my specs and added pork to the ground meat..

Shoot strong

Tony