And I got my euro mount back from Wisconsin now season during the rut! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Takes me about 4-5 hours per deer. That is from skinning to grinding and vac sealing. I too try to trim a lot of fat out and do the rib meat and neck meat. I also have my 2 boys help me (11&6) which sometimes slows down the process but it is good for them to learn. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I guess it would depend on what they are freezing. If I were breaking down a deer and freezing the hindquarters and front shoulders whole then yes, I could be done in an hour. If someone can do what we do to process a deer in one hour then they are WAY better than I will ever be.
Haha I’m not even talking about the grind. That’s a whole nother day and a lot of beer! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
It takes me about 5 hours per deer. I only do one deer per year and have only done 5 deer in my life. I take a lot of time removing the silver skin and fat, and really cleaning up it up nice. I do some roasts and steaks, hamburger and sausage, and I cut a lot up into 3/4" cubes to make hot sandwiches and something I call pakistani venison which is blow your head off hot, but insanely good. Note: I'm a white guy, not pakistani; I learned a few pakistani dishes from a guy I used to work with.
Believe it or not, while I'm a retired Navy Chief and I can drink a LOT of beer I almost never drink when I'm processing deer. Not only does it make me want to quit before I'm finished and make my work sloppy, I keep the knives I use almost scalpel sharp. Not a good combination with alcohol.
No you are right on that. We usually start drinking a little bit before we are done then just kind of make it a little party afterwards. I’d grind my fingers off if I drank the whole time Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Part of my problem, I guess, is I don't do roasts. Most people do a couple tip roasts or even bottom round. I cut them all into steaks, then when it comes to stew meat or chubks for grind i find myself separating so many different muscles to remove silver skin and tendons etc it just becomes tedious. Anymore if I'm going to process myself I tend to split it up. Do the hind quarters and straps on one sitting as that is where 70% of the meat will come from, then do the front quarters and neck on another night. If I do it all in one sitting I tend to become lazy and just want it over with. Scrapping chunks of meat rather than trimmings and fat. Kind of figured I wasn't saving myself much for labor and material compared to paying for processing. Would be different if I had help probably.
I don't know about saving money but I save the entire deer if I do it myself vs hiring it done, I've yet to take a deer to a locker and get back anything that was usable. Last time I took a deer to a locker was in the mid 90's and like every time in the past what I got back tasted terrible. It's no wonder so many people think venison sucks.
It takes us awhile too but we are very meticulous like most of you.. no clue on how long and my wife always helps as well. Youtube vids of some ppl skinning ect tho.. some people are crazy good but thats not your average person by a long shot.
Just a random vid.. Im sure he misses some meat going that fast but I bet he could do a pretty good job way faster than I can lol
Just don't throw those front quarters into the grinder lol. No doubt people are fast at certain aspects. Watch skinning videos. One guy does it in under a minute, yet he stuffs a contaminated blade into chunks of meat while he uses his hands rather than a blade. Repetition is where a lot of these vids come from. Lets see one with a pile of boneless meat cur down to steaks and a lean grind. Not taking a shot at you by any means, don't take it that way. I have watched a bunch if these videos myself, but nitice they lack the fine details which are the most important.
Yeah, but give one of them guys 20-30 mins to do what they can do in 5 or 6... I bet they can do a good job when they want and way faster than me (being faster then me isnt saying much)
Takes me bout 3 days lol I take it done to the skeleton. Using everything. Grind and vacuum seal. By myself 90 percent of the time usually 1 beer when I start one mid and finish the night with a couple. Also started wearing gloves after seeing bad infection in a guys hand from small cut while gutting.
He had it on here once, can find some if his other how to's but not this one, this doosh bag actually had shiiit going for him, just lacked tact and ethics in the end http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=730292
