Where do you process your big game

[sniper7]

Let me know, I have a 3 bowl unit about 9' long that we swapped out several years ago, just collecting dust now.

If you're unarmed you are a victim

Let me see how long that space is when I get back home. That sounds a little too long but I'll check

[Irving]

Well I just got terrible news today. My wife and I got a couple bucks yesterday for our antelope season, called up Hudson to make sure they were open for Columbus Day and found out their processor no longer accepts wild game bones so they will only take wild game if it is completely boneless.
So I took them to steves and when I saw the prices I remembered why I stopped going there.

Might try the guy in Erie, if not I'll be shopping for a stainless table and sink for the garage.

Were you hunting in 951 by chance? I watched a guy take an antelope yesterday.

[sniper7]

Were you hunting in 951 by chance? I watched a guy take an antelope yesterday.

Yeah we had one there and one in 87. What truck did you see near him/me?

We watched two people take shots and get bucks as well

[Irving]

Yeah we had one there and one in 87. What truck did you see near him/me?

We watched two people take shots and get bucks as well

I want to say it was a white/silver, crew cab, F-150, but I'm not sure. Doesn't sound like you. I can tell you exactly where if you think it was you.

[Shooter45]

After checking prices of local processors, me and the wife just put the money towards a meat grinder from Cabela's from a sale they had going on recently. It will pay for itself after 1 elk.

[sniper7]

Not me then, Im in a new silver 1 ton Chevy crew cab. We were mostly on the northwest side of 951. There were people everywhere out there

I heard a lot of bucks were taken opening weekend

[Irving]

Public land looks pretty scare in that area, especially compared to 87. I was in the very NorthEast corner. Congrats on your hunt.

[Shooter45]

We've always taken our animals to small individual processors or cut it up ourselves. We always take such good care of our meat and get it hung and cooled fast so the thought of it getting mixed into other animals that were not taken care of the same way scares the hell out of me. That's why I just bought a new meat grinder to set up in the garage and just do it myself. Then I know how it was handled and processed. Plus the 1st elk will pay for the grinder itself.

[sniper7]

Bringing this thread back to life.

Hudson is now reducting their big game processing even more. It is only burger and custom products when you bring in deboned meat. Steaks and roasts are no long cut. Apparently it is harder to figure out the cuts of meat when people bring it in deboned.

After getting turned away at Steves and the same thing happening to my buddy, then having to get there 20 minutes before they open only to be 15th in line I’ve had enough.

I’m frustrated to the point I got a stainless steel table that fronds up against the wall out of the way and drops down as needed. Got a stainless steel sink, and now ready to get my own processing stuff. With 4 deer tags this year hopefully I can get some practice and get pretty good recipes going. Steaks are super easy, burger can’t be too hard but the custom stuff will take some practice

[Irving]

Steve Rinella has a show on Netflix called Meat Eater. It's mostly hunting, but he peppers in episodes about cooking or preparing game meat. The is a whole episode on breaking down a deer. I'm sure that him, and a million others, have even more content on YouTube.