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Post by deerdude on Dec 7, 2007 4:12:09 GMT -5
im going to have to start processing my own deer.i went yesterday eve.and picked up my doe and buck from the processor,i didnt have anything extra made or done except a small bag of jerky and my grand total was 224.00 dollars. bad thing is around this area we have a shortage of processors.so the ones that do it charge ungodly prices .i got a freezer full of meat but im going to be looking in to the stuff i need to do it myself.
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Post by crutchracing on Dec 7, 2007 4:35:39 GMT -5
Thats the way i feel to. Next year i will be set up to do it my self.
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 7, 2007 5:24:16 GMT -5
Ouch, that's really stiff!
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Post by parrothead on Dec 7, 2007 7:22:14 GMT -5
There is a guy down here that charges $1.00 per pound finshed weight. YOu can't beat it. Lowest cost will be a min. of $40.00
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Post by ithunter on Dec 7, 2007 7:38:07 GMT -5
Just deboning meat saves a bunch at our processors, turn around time is alot quicker too.
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Post by birddog on Dec 7, 2007 8:03:09 GMT -5
That's $112.00 per deer....so now you go figure that the person that done this has got to pay help,got to have cold storage,plus a freezer area to keep the meat froze untl you go an get it,plus they have got to wrap each portion just as you wanted it..now if you figure in the time it takes for you to do one deer let's say four hours or so then you deduct that much more time out of your normal days routine....see the picture ..I'll pay to have mine done anytime!!!!!
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Post by drs on Dec 7, 2007 8:03:57 GMT -5
I always process my own Deer. If you're a Deer Hunter then you should be able to process your own Deer, as it's not that difficult. You need several sharp knives (to debone), Freezer wrapping paper. Just take your time and you'll be fine.
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Post by danf on Dec 7, 2007 8:12:31 GMT -5
The gear that I have (which really isn't much) totals around $80 or less.
Skinning and boning knives, 1 each
Sharpening steel
Grinder (I have one, but borrowed Dad's this year)
Gambrel (made it)
Come-along (borrowed it from work, but want one of my own)
I package everything in Ziplocs. Takes several hours for me to do it, but I'm somewhat picky (more so than you will get at a processor) on cleaning up the meat- no silver skin, no fat, etc.
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Post by ck on Dec 7, 2007 8:13:53 GMT -5
I did my first one this year, it wasn't too bad to do. I already made jerky ,summer sauage and going to grind hamburger after season is over. I bought the cheep butchering kit a rural king for 20 bucks, they are cheep but a good steel will keep them sharp
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Post by 10point on Dec 7, 2007 8:21:57 GMT -5
I just use my hunting buck knife from start to finish. Sometimes I don't want to mess with them after I do a couple and I give them to other people that want them. I got one of the .35 hp LEM grinders at Bass Pro this year and I love that thing.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 7, 2007 8:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 7, 2007 9:50:01 GMT -5
couple guys down my way will do a whole deer for $67, with burger and pork suet, no silver skin, no fat. Think they call themselves R+S, off of Cataract Rd. north of Carp.
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Post by parson on Dec 7, 2007 9:50:24 GMT -5
I've done my own for several years. The only part I really dislike is skinning them. On the first few I really did "butcher" them, but you get better (and faster) with practice. I think that it adds to the overall experience of harvesting your own meat.
parson
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Post by raporter on Dec 7, 2007 10:06:15 GMT -5
Get mine done at Sanders in Celestine. $65 including $10 for skinning. I have had some of their summer sausage and it is good.
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Post by weedhopper on Dec 7, 2007 10:15:53 GMT -5
I do my own,,but Birddog has a point. I skin for my local meat processor. There's usually 2 of us skinning. The deer go to the cut room. You've got 1 guy on the saw,,2 boners, and 3 wrappers. The owner has to pay these people. That doesn't include the processor's overhead,,,not to mention all the deer meat that he get's "stiffed" on. Yep,,,,after numerous phone call attempts,,,,there are several folks who never show up to pick their meat up once it's done. The processor has to take the loss,,cos he can't sell it.  It's just one of the reasons that the processing fees keep going up. Why do I do my own? Because I enjoy it. It's part of my hunting tradition I was brought up in. AND the processor lets me use his commercial grinder.... ;D  |
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Post by cleetus on Dec 7, 2007 10:18:08 GMT -5
I have done my own for about 15 years now and I acutally enjoy it and consider it part of the hunting experience. After your first half dozen or so you will get really quick at it and will find out just how much meat you can get off of a 130lb deer.
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Post by psychobubba on Dec 7, 2007 11:10:47 GMT -5
I have been doing my own for alot of years as said before its part of hunting to me . and you know its all your meat .  |
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 7, 2007 11:14:37 GMT -5
I like doing my own. I also understand that many people can't because of where they live and so forth and just don't have the accomodations.
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Post by hornharvester on Dec 7, 2007 11:15:21 GMT -5
Ive done my own for over 20 years now. I bone the deer, cut round steaks, make cube steaks with my cuber and grind the rest of the meat right into plastic 1 lb. burger bags and seal them with a tape machine. I vacuum pack all the steaks and back straps in a Food Saver. Its a great system and takes me 2-3 hours total from start to finish.
I get the food saver rolls at Sams Club for 36.00 for six big rolls. I got the grinder free, payed 10.00 for the cuber, have about 40.00 in the burger bagging equipment + 28.00 for 1000 bags and 125.00 in the Food Saver + bags.
If you keep an eye out you can buy nice used processing equipment at good prices and save yourself some money on processing fees plus its fun to do. h.h.
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Post by indianahick on Dec 7, 2007 11:18:06 GMT -5
I've done it a couple of times and since we want mostly hamburger and few steaks it is easier to just take it to a processor and let them do it. No expensive grinder, no mixer, no packing bags, Tried zip locks and a vacuum machine, zip locks freezer burnt real bad, vacuum bags were costly, plus my time figured at what I would make per hour, it ended up costing as much or more. Knives are the cheapest part a set of the Outdoors Edge will take you all the way for under $70 from some places. But a good grinder will set you back a bunch.
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