From: keith@clodII.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Keith Boyd)
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Meat Processing; was Recommended Hunting Videos
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:44:57 GMT
Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu

> From: X005CB@tamvm1.tamu.edu (Chris Barnes)
> Subject: Re: Recommended Hunting Videos
> References: <1992Jul15.093229.9356@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
> Organization: Texas A&M University
> Lines: 30
> 
> In article <1992Jul22.094707.14243@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
>    infmx!gregm@uunet.UU.NET (Greg Mitchell) writes:
>  
> >>book I have which goes into field dressing and butchering rather
> >>graphically is one I've read a couple of times.  Even though I've field
> >>dressed deer, I would like to see the approach taken by others.
> >
> >How about butchering techniques ?
> >
>  
>  
> This brings up something rather interesting:  How many of you process
> (completely butcher) your deer rather than taking it to the local
> meat processing store?  Of all the people that I have personally met
> that deer hunt, I only know 1 other person that processes his own
> deer (besides myself).  To me, it's the last step in the whole hunting
> process (well, maybe eating is the last step).
>

  You got me on this one, Chris. I take most of my deer to guy who
processes them for me. Every once in a while I may do one myself like
if it is a small deer. There are several reasons why I let someone
else do it. To do it right you need a large cooler to hang a carcass
for 2 or 3 days. Secondly, you need a band saw, slicer, and a cuber
along with other equipment which cost money.  Not to mention a place
for all this equipment to go in. The time needed to cut and wrap one
animal is anywhere from a couple of hours to 1/2 day or more. It
depends on how big it is and how quick you are at processing.  Since
hunting is popular here, there are numerous places that will do this
for you for a fee, of course. The guy who does mine will usually
charge about $18 to do one deer. This is everything including cutting
it to my specs, wrapping it, and marking the packages. So, if had the
money to invest in all that equipment and a place to put it all, I
wouldn't mind doing my own deer. As it is, it's worth $18 dollars to
let him do it.
  
> *danger - philosophizing follows*
> I suspect that the fact that very few people process their own deer is
> an indication of how far we (hunters) have fallen into the trap of
> living life in the fast lane.  We want to have the hunting experience
> (a slower pace), but we want it NOW; and don't let it last too long
> because we want to hurry to our next experience.
>  

You may be right. But when I go hunting, the time sure does seem to
creep by while watching the sun come up or go down and all the animals
and birds going about their business. Hurry up Oct. 12!!  ;-)

 
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Keith 

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