For those who process their own deer

[trap55555]

I'm giving serious consideration in starting to process my own deer this year. Already shopping for a grinder, have a vacuum packer,...

One thing I'm concern about is what to do with the carcass and hide when finish? I live in a subdivision and throwing it out back and letting the possums and 'yotes take care of it wont work.

So what do you do with your?

I'm pretty sure I can't drop it at the local dump (Knox Co).

tks,
trap55555

 

[BMan]

Throw it across the fence into your neighbor's yard; then it's HIS problem.

 

[spoon]

Lol@BMan

I take mine to a dried up creek about 20 mins from the house

 

[rukiddin]

I buy the heavy duty contractor bags from Home Depot. I put the carcass in there and tie the bag closed. I go to the knox co dump and put them in the dumpster just like any other garbage. I don't advertise it, I don't announce it. Just do like anything else. Never had anything said to me.

 

[gatodoc]

I buy the heavy duty contractor bags from Home Depot. I put the carcass in there and tie the bag closed. I go to the knox co dump and put them in the dumpster just like any other garbage. I don't advertise it, I don't announce it. Just do like anything else. Never had anything said to me.

Freeze it first and it's less likely to attract attention....

 

[redblood]

i drag it to the back of the property. but i live way out in the country.

 

[Hollar Hunter]

I throw mine in a big catfish pond...

 

[eightpointer]

Throw it across the fence into your neighbor's yard; then it's HIS problem.

HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Thats funny...

 

[redblood]

I throw mine in a big catfish pond...

good idea, i bet they get big

 

[plinker22]

Bgi heavy trash bag here as well.

 

[RackRocker]

I'm giving serious consideration in starting to process my own deer this year. Already shopping for a grinder, have a vacuum packer,...

One thing I'm concern about is what to do with the carcass and hide when finish? I live in a subdivision and throwing it out back and letting the possums and 'yotes take care of it wont work.

So what do you do with your?

I'm pretty sure I can't drop it at the local dump (Knox Co).

tks,
trap55555

I may be wrong on this but I am fairly certain you can take it to the dump. It is processed food so therefore makes it legal. Seems like I remember a thread pertaining to this awhile back.

 

[44fanatic]

I live in a subdivision so the property is out.

I have taken one to the local dump and they actually brought a vehicle around to me to get rid of the carcass. I have also disposed of another carcass with the local trash pick up, fortuneatly pick up day was the next day.

I dont think you can dispose of a carcass on WMA's.

 

[Phil1979]

Throw it across the fence into your neighbor's yard; then it's HIS problem.

Hahaha. That's awesome.

Put mine in the back of the truck and take it to a big field about ten minutes away.

 

[cecil30-30]

I feed mine to the dogs.All the bones,including the ribs and backbone we cut up into small pieces with a saw zaw throw it all in a big pot and boil it for a few mins,and they love it.By the time the end of deer season comes,there are bones scattered all over.

 

[DaveB]

I live in a subdivision. I bone out the carcass, cut what's left up into pieces, and goes into garbage bag and into the big green can. Never a word.

Dumping them in a field may explain why there are so many coyotes around. Probably have a TNDeer badge on their shoulder.

 

[BowGuy84]

Right in dumpster if on weekend with trash pick up on Tuesday. Week deer go in dumpster a piece away.

 

[Pursuit Hunter]

Funny story about throwing the carcass in the trash. A coupe years ago I killed a deer in early bow season several days before the trash pickup. I bagged it in a contractor bag and threw it in the can. After a couple days in the heat, it got pretty ripe. The morning I put it out, there was a buzzard flying up and down my street looking for it. I figured the neighbors (and the trash collectors) probably didn't appreciate my disposal method, so I started skinning and quartering the deer at my hunting property. I put the meat in a cooler and leave the carcass in the woods for the buzzards.

 

[Football Hunter]

I buy the heavy duty contractor bags from Home Depot. I put the carcass in there and tie the bag closed. I go to the knox co dump and put them in the dumpster just like any other garbage. I don't advertise it, I don't announce it. Just do like anything else. Never had anything said to me.

Thats the ticket!

 

[redblood]

there is a big issue going on in bedford county right now about a man trying to start a deer processing operation in a subdivision. there is a thread on it on here somewhere

 

[bowriter]

If you have garbage service, cut the carcass into parts and freeze them. Then, the night before pickup, just put them in bags and in the regular garbage. I have been doing that for years.

 

[Bone Collector]

I put mine in my trash can and let the trash truckget it. i dont advertise it and the arm on the truck does the lifting, so they don;t know.

 

[trap55555]

Thanks for the postings... I'm thinking the big "black bag" may resolve this issue.

Any other ideas?

 

[buckaroo]

I have thrown them off a bridge into the river, makes good catfish food.

 

[fishboy1]

Whatever you decide, PLEASE make sure you don't give hunters a bad name.

Dumping right on the side of the road makes us all look like slobs. Back off the road 20-30yds and dump it behind a bush instead.

If you are going to throw the carcass in the river, please make sure to break it down so there isn't a giant floating stink blob washing up in somebody's back yard.

The contractor bag usually winds up being the most convenient cleanest way to get rid of the leftovers if you live in the city.

 

[Winchester]

Never had that problem but I would think anywhere a few miles from the nearest residence would be ok.

 

[catman529]

Dumping right on the side of the road makes us all look like slobs. Back off the road 20-30yds and dump it behind a bush instead.

That's what I did with my deer last year. Not sure how I will go about it this year because I don't want to develop a regular "dumping site" which would be just as bad as leaving one right on the side of the road...

 

[Tennrock]

The neighbors dog takes care of it for me. He loves when deer season comes around.
Funny thing, I live in the city limits and we have a leash law, which they do not abide by. During deer season their yard is full of deer legs and rib cages.
Eases my mind for the overturned trash cans and barking at night.

 

[timberjack86]

Take it to the dump in a garbage bag.

 

[Hill Country Hunter]

I have thrown them off a bridge into the river, makes good catfish food.

I am sorry, but that is digusting and a great way to give hunters a bad name. If I saw someone doing that, I would call it in to the sheriff or police. If the river is large, there is no telling where it will wash to. If it is small water, then a rotting carcass or two can signficantly polute water quality.

Likewise, I am assuming that the "dumping" by the road is all on your own property. If not, that is trespassing and just as bad as poaching. There are fellow TnDeer members every year who have to deal with rotting deer carcasses somebody dumped on the side of their lease. Imagine how much it will help public perceptions of us if the landowner is a nonhunter!

Having a carcass to deal with is part of butchering your own meat. We need to deal withour own mess, not dump it on someone else, by land or water.

 

[horn master]

I'm with Bowriter. I cut mine into pieces and freeze until trash day. We kill alot of does and can fit 3-4 in a bag no problem. I have a non hunting neighbor that ask me what I do with all those left over bones. When I told him what I did he said, "You are one of those good hunters then." Something to think about. It was cool for a non hunter to thank me. He has also tried some deer meat and liked it. Now if I can get him in the woods.