redryder Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Is it worth the hassle to buy the grinder,wrapping paper and seasoning to do a deer? Or just drop it of at your local processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer I know a guy who processes them for $40 a deer. Thats deboned and burger ground. For $40, I'll let him do it. And I'm 100% positive hes honest and gives you all your meat back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otdrzmn04 Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer after learning to process on my own i will never drop one off at a "processing plant". if you know someone who does it from home than chances are you will get good cuts back. it takes me a couple of hours to do a deer but im picky and the meat is trimmed and ready to cook after its thawed. IMO its well worth doing on your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redryder Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We take our deer to a processing plant. They charge $80 to cut up a and wrap a deer. Smoke products extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer i have always paid to get it done at the processor but i would like to learn how to do it myself. i pay $65 and i know i get all my meat back...family friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We do all our own deer. I like the fact that when we eat our venison, I know it is my venison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer I do my own. Yes it's worth it. I know where my meat came from, and how it was cared for. I am anal when it comes to trimming all fat and slimey off. That's why it tastes good everytime. Most processors don't have the time like I take to get it ready for the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBadger Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer For Christmas, i gave my dad a bunch of stuff so he can process himself. I don't think i am gonna go to a plant anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer I skin/cut up my own deer and vacuum seal the backstraps. The rest, I bring in to have bacon, hotdogs and brats made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We skin and cut up our own. The backstraps we keep, but everything else goes to a processor. We found a great place that is very cheap. We had about 100 pounds of meat last year made into a lot of bacon ($2.00/pound), smoked and shaved hams, hamburger, breakfast sausage and summer sausage. The total was a little over $145. I couldn't believe it. The old place we went to the same order would have been over $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer Yes it's worth it to do your own. I would skip out on buying a grinder though. Take you meat you want ground into the butcher and they will usually do it up for right there in less then 5 minutes for maybe 20 cents a lb. This way you dont have to buy a grinder and they have to do all the clean up. For the other parts of meat just do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ahhdanny Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer I use a processsor. He does a great job. I usally get cubed steak, seasoned hamburger and sausage. 2 bags of jerky and 2 rolls of summer sausage. for about $90. That includes skinning and gutting. for me this saves alot of time self -employed and usally just get to hunt on sat. If i had the time though I am sure I would enjoy doing my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We process our own, the front quarters and scrap will get taken to the processors to made into burger and rinbg bologny.Its simply not economic for me to grind my own and package it for no more then they charge to do it.Last year I got back 15 lbs of burger and 15 lbs of bologny for just a little over 30$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer Do all our own now. It is nice knowing how the meat is handled and what exactly is put into it. we take the time to trim our meat and only lean red meat goes into our ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg6 Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We have always processed our own and it is well worth it. Around here it cost $75 to $80 a deer. This year including my brother-in-laws deer we processed 11 deer. There is no way we would pay that kind of money for a job that is easily done yourself. We also smoke our own bologna and knuckwurst and we also can some. We take care of everything from A to Z that we know exactly what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer We have always done our own. It isn't the cost so much, nor is it the possibility of you not getting all your deer back, it's actually the fact that you may get some of someone elses deer back with yours, especially in your processed trim. Now I know it may surprise some of you to find out there are people out there that don't have a clue as to the proper way to field dress a deer. I've actually seen deer brought into the locker more than a day after being shot without being field dressed. My biggest fear is that some of this meat may get mixed with ours. If we do bring any to the locker for processing it is just trim and will be taken up WELL AFTER season is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandyjo62 Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer my dad worked at a plant a long time ago, so we do all of our own, even elk. it doesnt take my dad, my mom, and i too long to do it, and to answer your question it is worth it. at least we know where the meat has been, etc. and we can cut and wrap exactly how we want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yarddog Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer do it your self as you get all your meat and you can cut what you want. we make it a family thing and my two girls work the grinder and my wife works the vacume sealer and bags the other cuts then when we are done we take the back bones and ribs and put it in a pressure cooker and cook all of the meat from them and freeze it for barbaque my kids love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer [ QUOTE ] I do my own. Yes it's worth it. I know where my meat came from, and how it was cared for. I am anal when it comes to trimming all fat and slimey off. That's why it tastes good everytime. Most processors don't have the time like I take to get it ready for the freezer. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto!!! Be sure to have the time to do your deer. It takes me almost a whole day to do one deer. Skinning it, quartering the sections, and then deboning the entire deer. I end up with a pan of steaks, and a large stainless bowl of meat to be ground up. (Ended up buying the meat grinder from Cabela's a few years back). Then comes the packaging, and getting rid of the scraps!! You have to be in the mood to do an entire deer, best if you have another person to help out, sure makes it easier and you get done in a much shorter time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisM Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer As some others have already said, it is definately worth learning how to do your own. I've always done my own. (Thanks dad...for teaching me that.!) And it is really nice to be able to cut the exact cuts of meat that you want and the piece of mind to know that it really is YOUR deer and not someone elses. Plus it is just a handy thing to know how to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer When hunting out-of-state I take them to a processor. At home I'll hang them in the garage then bone out the entire deer. I'll cut some steaks, roasts, and stirfry strips. Without a grinder I just package up the small scraps into single meal portions and add them later to a crockpot meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Processing your own deer It's worth it. Processor around here is up to $80. Grinder and freezer paper/bags pay for themselves in no time if you have the patience to cut them up yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OklaBow712 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Processing your own deer Have always processed our own deer. Its usually too hot to let a deer hang here, so the past few years, Ive taken to icing them out for a week to bleed them out in an ice chest, simply quarter the deer and keep it packed in ice for a week or so,,draining the water and blood every day or so. In a week and a half you'll have fish white meat, that is easy to trim, takes the "gamey" taste from mature bucks and softens the meat..Ive found meat processed this way is perfect to feed to non-hunters who complain that they dont like the taste of wild game. This also gives you the time to take your time when cutting, packaging and storing the meat later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Processing your own deer I've done one of mine. It can be time consuming but if you have the time, it's well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Re: Processing your own deer i enjoy processing my own i figure that is the final end to the hunt!! my buddy and i can process out a deer from skinning to packaging in about 2 hours it is nice that our wives like to help too nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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