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How is it getting higher when you kill it?
or do you pay someone to process it?
For us deer meat is an opportunity to get free meat. We have only gotten 2, hoping to get another one in doe season, but we can't use farm tags for that and can only afford 1 tag. Doe season isn't allowed in Polk so we have to go to Hickory county to hunt on DH's family's land.
We process all of our own meat for 3 reasons- 1 $80 is just ridiculous, 2. We like to eat it fresh, and 3. most places around here process assembly line style and all meat gets thrown together. You have no guarantee you are getting YOUR meat. and you don't know how long Bubba Joe hauled his monster buck around in the back of his truck before getting it processed. There is only 1 place locally that I know of that is USDA approved to butcher meat and they charge over $100 per deer. not worth it. Not worth it when it takes about 30 minutes to cut it all off the carcass and if you are equipped with a food saver, a cutting board, and a meat tenderizer you are set.
would love to learn how to do this myself... I'm new to hunting so a hands-on opportunity would be cool. I've watched our sheep be field-dressed, but haven't seen the process that goes from dressed to butchered. except on youtube, which helps, but it's not the same as being there doing it. if you'll take a untrained volunteer, I'd love to learn. I'm not too far from you.
How is it getting higher when you kill it?
or do you pay someone to process it?
For us deer meat is an opportunity to get free meat. We have only gotten 2, hoping to get another one in doe season, but we can't use farm tags for that and can only afford 1 tag. Doe season isn't allowed in Polk so we have to go to Hickory county to hunt on DH's family's land.
We process all of our own meat for 3 reasons- 1 $80 is just ridiculous, 2. We like to eat it fresh, and 3. most places around here process assembly line style and all meat gets thrown together. You have no guarantee you are getting YOUR meat. and you don't know how long Bubba Joe hauled his monster buck around in the back of his truck before getting it processed. There is only 1 place locally that I know of that is USDA approved to butcher meat and they charge over $100 per deer. not worth it. Not worth it when it takes about 30 minutes to cut it all off the carcass and if you are equipped with a food saver, a cutting board, and a meat tenderizer you are set.
would love to learn how to do this myself... I'm new to hunting so a hands-on opportunity would be cool. I've watched our sheep be field-dressed, but haven't seen the process that goes from dressed to butchered. except on youtube, which helps, but it's not the same as being there doing it. if you'll take a untrained volunteer, I'd love to learn. I'm not too far from you.
