A friend of mine gave me a tube of this, made from one of his kills, deer or elk, not sure. But sumbitch, this is some GOOD SHIT!!! I'm not keen on paying for animal processing, but this could be a game changer.
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A friend of mine gave me a tube of this, made from one of his kills, deer or elk, not sure. But sumbitch, this is some GOOD SHIT!!! I'm not keen on paying for animal processing, but this could be a game changer.
Looks like what I have in the freezer at home. I'll have to see if it's from the same place.
EDIT: Yep. Same place. I really like the jalapeno one. Stuff is awesome.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/44...s=w518-h919-no
Steve's is the best butcher I have found in CO. They are fairly expensive but I have yet to try something of theirs that is bad. My wife isn't big on wild game but even she will eat the brats and sausage from Steve's so its worth it for me.
A friend's spouse does not eat any game meat. Had a bbq last year, everything smoked or grilled were game meat brats & sausage. She didn't believe the brats were venison, they tasted that good. Steve's is the go to place for game processing, if you're in the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by ACE2GOOD
I've actually had better summer sausage (antelope), but I couldn't tell you where it was from. Steve's must be pretty popular because I get my game meat processed down in Cañon City and they still use Steve's.
Their elk chorizo is delicious as well. I may take my next critter there. Im impressed by that place. Definitively expensive. But awesome
+1 for Steve's
The jalapeno bacon cheese burger and breakfast sausage are among our favorites as is the jalapeno cheese log.
Edit:
Near record elk
http://www.denverpost.com/2011/11/29...ar-record-elk/
Steves does awesome work. Yes they are expensive but only when you start getting into the specialty items, like sausage and jerky. Their basic butchering prices are right on par with everyone else. Dad and I flew our moose meat and Dall sheep meet home from Alaska just to have it done at Steves.
You flew an entire sheep meet there? Damn good thing it wasn't overbooked. ;)
We should have flown United, it would have been tenderized by the time we got it home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graves
I've had the pleasure of eating game meat processed at Steve's and it was good. As far as summer sausage, I had my whole whitetail done into summer sausage this past season, but since I was in KS. hunting, I had the local locker plant process it and thankfully the plant has won numerous awards for their summer sausage and man is it good. Of course I knew that going in since my family has used them since the beginning of time. Summer sausage is so awesome because it can be a snack with crackers and cheese or make a manwich with it. We love it around here too.
Used to go to Steves a lot but found Hudson lockers. Cheaper and just as good!!! I did two elk a whitetail and a bunch of ducks and geese there last year in every possible thing they offer and it's all amazing!
I have had issues with getting the same meat back from Steves. A buddy shot an elk with a bow and ended up biting down on a chunk of copper/lead.
Just spitballing, but any chance of it being a older hunting wound?
That would be my first thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
Unfortunately, lots of meat processors don't/won't guarantee that you are going to get your meat back.
My older brothers and I just butchered a cow by ourselves because we have had issues with getting other meat back when we take cows in.
A guy I hunt with knows someone who works at Steves. He said that there is always some meat left in the grinder after doing someones animal. They don't clean the grinder after every animal, so you might get some meat that's not yours. I have no idea if this is true but it makes sense I suppose.
I was kinda put off when my bull burger came back from Steves with copper in it. I shot it in the neck and didn't think the bullet could have travelled to the meat I harvested, but it is possible I guess.
I plan on butchering myself the next time. I just need to learn how to do it anyway.
We have used Hudson before too, and we will probably go back there in the future, but we feel like we end up with more meat when we do the butchering ourselves. Sausage is a lot of work though unless you have some kind of super charged meat grinder. Here is the video I learned from GilpinGuy. It takes our family of four all day to cut, wrap, and freeze a whole hog, but it is really fun family time and fresh meat on the bbq tastes amazing when you are tired. I assume this would work with game animals too, but I haven't gotten that far with hunting yet.
https://vimeo.com/32367993
I'd assume it to be very possible, even likely, to find an old bullet or fragment in an animal. There's a lot of people out there shooting at them, and not always legally. Plus the possibility of pass-through bullets or fragments hitting a second animal, etc. I sure wouldn't automatically blame the processor for it. Hell, after we'd dressed and quartered my first deer and they were working on a second one a young lady had shot, they found a mystery bullet in that deer while skinning it.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
Mine as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graves
Normally I'd say it's possible but since they boned the animal out you would see some pretty good scar tissue. The guy that shot it is very meticulous about his animals, and his meat. I just don't see him missing something like that. That's what turned him away.
I got turned away by their attitude when dropping off meat. I really like their products, they do excellent work, just like Hudson better
We have a butcher that comes to the house and with an assistant takes about 2 hours per elk. They will grind and supply beef fat or suet. No fancy sausages you have to do that yourself. Excellent job.
Check at local meat shops to see if any of the butchers will process, CO Dept of Agriculture has a licensee list that may help. I don't think its hard to do yourself but the experience of a butcher makes it go fast. They cut pretty quick. You may also need a heavy duty meat grinder, like a hobart, and they are pricy. I've been looking on craig's list and auctions for a while to find a cheap one.
We have found copper bullet fragments in the deer we had processed at Steves. I like handing out pepper sticks etc to friends and family but I can't do this with that deer. Because of this I am going to process our own this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
I've heard good things about steves.
With all this talk about copper being found in stuck animals it reminded me that a few years ago, a bull my buddy shot had an broadhead in it. We didn't see it when we quartered it, but the butcher found it. Had been in it a while.
I think there are more once wounded animals than you would believe.