if you were a bit closer i just might take ya up on that one. i have no problems field dressing, but have never had anyone teach me how to butcher one of the stupid things, all the guys i hunt with have had their wives vetos garage butchering, and i’m getting about sick of spending all that money having someone else process the thing for me and wasting so much of it.
I have the pole barn set up with hoists, water to wash, and tables to cut/wrap.
It takes a little under 2 hours to cut/grind/wrap a deer.
Plus you get it cut the way you want and you know you’re getting your own meat back.
If you take them in it costs $50-$60 and you almost never get back your own burger.
When they trim your deer they will put it in a container and then weigh it. Then it goes into a big tub with everyone else's.
What you get back is X pounds that equaled your trimmings that was mixed with everyone else's.
I know some that don’t even weigh it and just guess as to what you’ll get back.
No thanks! I have seen some nasty looking deer taken in and I don’t care to eat that.
Even making your own jerky and salami isn’t hard and you can buy a small elec smoker for about $50. They last forever.
I bought a Lil Chief smoker in 1972 and it still works great!