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Deer processing, opinions needed
Posted on 1/17/11 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 1/17/11 at 11:29 pm
A buddy of mine dropped off 3 deer 1 week ago & he got the call today that it was ready to be picked up. The deer had been gutted, skinned, shoulders & hams removed, etc. So there were 3 bodies, 6 front shoulders & 6 hind quarters.
We told them that we wanted the backstraps cut into 1 1/2" steaks & butterflied, tenderloins cut out & packaged, 30 pounds of pan sausage (60 pork/40 deer) & the rest smoked link sausage (60 pork/40 deer).
The total is $428 for all that. What does the OD board think about that? Did we get a decent deal or was it a waste of money?
FWIW, I could have done the backstraps & tenderloins myself. I also wanted to debone all the meat but I had to come offshore so my buddy just brought it to them like it was.
We had the deer on ice in 2 coolers for 7 days.
Here are pics of the 3 deer:
I'm just wondering if $428 is a decent price considering the amount of meat we brought them.
We told them that we wanted the backstraps cut into 1 1/2" steaks & butterflied, tenderloins cut out & packaged, 30 pounds of pan sausage (60 pork/40 deer) & the rest smoked link sausage (60 pork/40 deer).
The total is $428 for all that. What does the OD board think about that? Did we get a decent deal or was it a waste of money?
FWIW, I could have done the backstraps & tenderloins myself. I also wanted to debone all the meat but I had to come offshore so my buddy just brought it to them like it was.
We had the deer on ice in 2 coolers for 7 days.
Here are pics of the 3 deer:
I'm just wondering if $428 is a decent price considering the amount of meat we brought them.
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Posted on 1/17/11 at 11:54 pm to jsmoke222000
Errrrrrr... no you got screwed.
Posted on 1/17/11 at 11:54 pm to jsmoke222000
Well I just brought 2 front shoulder and 2 hind quarters to a place (not deboned and never used this place before) and it was 138to get all linked sausage. 
Sounds like you got a fricking sweet deal to me. Considering they did everything.
Sounds like you got a fricking sweet deal to me. Considering they did everything.
Posted on 1/17/11 at 11:58 pm to jsmoke222000
you will know after you taste it. until then......
Posted on 1/18/11 at 12:08 am to whitetailed
Well it comes out to $142.66 per deer & all I had to do was remove the skin & guts, detach the front shoulders & hind quarters (to fit it all in the coolers), cut the heads off & put them on ice.
The $428 also includes vacuum sealing every bit of the meat.
We brought 3 deer to the same place last year but we had deboned all the meat ourselves. All we got last year was smoked sausage & it cost us right at $2/lb. but we had it mixed 50/50 last year.
The $428 also includes vacuum sealing every bit of the meat.
We brought 3 deer to the same place last year but we had deboned all the meat ourselves. All we got last year was smoked sausage & it cost us right at $2/lb. but we had it mixed 50/50 last year.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 12:17 am to jsmoke222000
My buddy is gonna give them a call tomorrow and find out exactly how many pounds of smoked sausage we ended up with. They charge $18 / deer to cut them up for you (debone them). I know that we could have saved that $54 but I had to go offshore & he didn't feel like messing with it.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 7:33 am to jsmoke222000
thats why i do my own,, i processed one last night and it cost me $0 
Posted on 1/18/11 at 7:42 am to jsmoke222000
428? WOW
Posted on 1/18/11 at 7:48 am to jsmoke222000
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I'm just wondering if $428 is a decent price considering the amount of meat we brought them.
I don't know if you got fricked or not but this makes me really glad my dad processes my deer for me. I may go out and buy him a new gun after reading this post.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 7:56 am to yellowfin
Opening weekend a buddy and I dropped off 3 WHOLE deer. All we did was gut them. And our total bill was $270. We got 80 lbs smoked sausage, 40 lbs breakfast sausage, backstraps cut into steaks and butterflied, tenderloins, and the rest in hamburger. Everything was vacuum packed and labeled. I thought it was very reasonable.
The processor said for an extra $10 per deer, they would gut them too.
The processor said for an extra $10 per deer, they would gut them too.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 8:27 am to jsmoke222000
428 sounds like a lot. I usually just make roasts with everything, not back straps, so im not sure of the price but that sounds way too high.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 8:41 am to jsmoke222000
Not a terrible price IMO. Cost me $200 to process two deer myself. Plus it took half a day by the time I set up, de-boned, weighed, ground, mixed, cleaned and stuffed sausage casings, vacuum packed and cleaned up the work space. Made the sausage with 50/50 pork/deer using boston butts.
Posted on 1/18/11 at 8:43 am to DieselTiger1
Idk if that was a deal or not, but DAMN I'm glad I do everything myself. I didn't realize that shite costs that much. I might start processing deer for people. It's a hobby that goes very well with cold beers 
Posted on 1/18/11 at 8:43 am to jsmoke222000
You had a bunch of sausage made...that cost plenty.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 6:03 pm to OTIS2
Ok I got the #'s today. We came out with:
30 lbs of pan sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
61 lbs of mild smoked sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
91 lbs of spicy smoked sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
tenderloins packaged together
backstraps cut into 1.5" steaks & butterflied
30 lbs of pan sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
61 lbs of mild smoked sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
91 lbs of spicy smoked sausage (60 pork/40 deer)
tenderloins packaged together
backstraps cut into 1.5" steaks & butterflied
Posted on 1/19/11 at 6:45 pm to jsmoke222000
that explains the reason it cost so much. Alot of smoked sausage
Posted on 1/19/11 at 6:46 pm to jsmoke222000
That comes out to about 100 pounds of pork, plus the labor, seasonings, smoking and vaccum sealing, i think you did alright
Posted on 1/19/11 at 9:36 pm to jsmoke222000
on the high end, but you didn't really get screwed.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:30 pm to specchaser
not bad considering all the smoke
Posted on 1/20/11 at 2:12 am to tigerO
I also forgot to mention that they have 2 smokers. 1 commercial unit inside & 1 old school smoke house outside. We asked for heavy smoke so they did it outside. This may have also added to the cost.
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