#3031226 - 11/13/12 11:34 AM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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KANATI McD
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Started DIY last year. Alot cheaper and quality of meat is alot better. Bought a grinder and used fridge, and it has already paid for itself. I vaccum seal all my meat
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#3031230 - 11/13/12 11:36 AM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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Vermin93
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I have been wanting to get one, I just don't know if I have time to do it. It is simple to cut the meat up and then store it. It just seems like having to grind some would take forever and be a huge ordeal that I may not have time for. But Im uneducated on griding, may not be as bad as I think.
With a good grinder it does not take long. Mine grinds meat faster than I can feed the meat into it. I could probably grind a whole deer in about 10 min if it was all deboned and trimmed. It's the deboning and trimming that takes time.
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#3031249 - 11/13/12 11:51 AM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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easy45
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Alittle of both
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#3031262 - 11/13/12 11:59 AM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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woodsman87
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I have done both. I have always like to get back straps and tenderloins and such out myself, make steaks or roast from hams and such or smoke them. But I feel like I waste alot of the trimmings and shoulder meat which is usually tore up to an extent because I don't have a grinder. The main reason for my question is this. Deer processing around here has gone up to 70$ or 80$. Why has it gone up so much? Seems like it shouldn't because of there is way more deer killed now because of the doe days and stuff than there was when it was only about 40$ to do. they may be willing to pay that, but I aint really willing to pay for gas. We have to buy gas. I guess I could ride a bike to work, but that is a twenty five mile bike ride through Tennessee hills. Why has it gone up in price? Because people are willing to pay, their cost of living has gone up, so they are socking it to the folks willing to bring their deer in for processing. For the same reason you are paying $4 a gal for gas................... FDXX75
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#3031272 - 11/13/12 12:07 PM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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Here is a 7 page thread on the subject matter in the cooking forum:
http://www.tndeer.com/tndeertalk/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3015716&page=1&fpart=1
and here is a recent blog post I did about commercial processors http://gocarnivore.com/2012/11/08/commercial-deer-processors-what-you-need-to-know/
As for cost of processing, most TN Deer Talk members who DIY process came to the conclusion that it would not be worth their time to professionally process someone's deer for less than $80-$100. Its specialized work that many people don't want to do plus it takes specialized equipment. That being said, if you learn how to butcher, you want get a better job done. Also, you can always just take the processor the meat you want ground.
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#3031302 - 11/13/12 12:38 PM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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woodsman87
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I do know how to DIY, but sometimes time is an issue. I killed my first one of the year on Saturday and I did it myself, except grinding, which I just made cube steaks and roast from it. I had finally gotten a Saturday morning when I had no plans or nothing to do, and I was going to kill whatever I saw since I had time to fool with it. I have passed up many does during the bow season because I always had something else I had to do. I was just hunting I guess to sit there because I wasn't shooting lol.
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#3031357 - 11/13/12 01:20 PM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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Kimber45
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Never have.... just never had an opportunity to learn it, HOWEVER, my new processor is a young guy who is SUPER nice so my plans are to get my rear out there and help him at least a half-day one weekend soon, with hopes of taking away enough knowledge to:
* Process a few myself
* Teach my boys how
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#3031403 - 11/13/12 01:53 PM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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Eric Kilby
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Never have.... just never had an opportunity to learn it, HOWEVER, my new processor is a young guy who is SUPER nice so my plans are to get my rear out there and help him at least a half-day one weekend soon, with hopes of taking away enough knowledge to:
* Process a few myself
* Teach my boys how
there are several videos out there that have step by step instructions. Or you can do like i did and figure it out yourself its not that bad
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#3031406 - 11/13/12 01:54 PM
Re: Deer Processing; DIY or take to somebody?
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Never have.... just never had an opportunity to learn it, HOWEVER, my new processor is a young guy who is SUPER nice so my plans are to get my rear out there and help him at least a half-day one weekend soon, with hopes of taking away enough knowledge to:
* Process a few myself
* Teach my boys how
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game by John J Mettler is a excellent book to start with.
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Alls I ask is that they supply the rolls for the vacuum sealer & I get to keep the skin, if they're not planning to mount it! 
