Deer processing cost going up

[averageguy]

Ted's on Sumpter Rd. in Sumpter was 60 or 65 standard cut. It was done fast and clean, no hair. I saw his work area also, very clean.

[markbarth]

Ebels in Falmouth Michigan lowered there price this yaer either $45.00 or $50.00, Plus any goodies you may want like jerky, summer sausage etc.....

I've taken my deer to ebel's for year's.
They do an outstanding job and their price is like lakecity said.

[pikemaster789]

There is two places ive been to and both charged 65$. Ive done a couple myself but I just havent learned to package them as neatly

[wally-eye]

Originally Posted by spooledbseries

That is so CHEAP lowest around here is like 90$ I have seen 120$ also

Yep I know people that live several counties away that use Cushmans...they do good work and keep their prices low.....2000+ deer a year means they're doing something right..... hard to beat $45.....




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[I-MUST-HUNT]

we have two place right near us in lansing that we use. One is a very very very nice butchers/meat house that hasn't done deer for a few year but is doing it again this year for 80 a deer and they make some great extra's, the other guy has doen fine work for the last 2 year and charges 75, so this year were spending the extra 5 on the butchers cause he will vacume seal everything.

[Ralph Smith]

Anything you can find under 60-70.00 is pretty cheap. A friend and myself do deer for family and friends every year, and we charge 50.00 plus grinding and pork for burger since I take it somewhere. We do it all boneless and trimmed up ready to use. Also where we get our burger ground, they do it while we wait, and we watch it go right through the grinder. You know your getting all your own meat that way. Everything triple wrapped in saran, then in freezer paper. Have had meat with no freezer burn after 3 years. One thing you can check if your curious on your meat all coming back is have the deer weighed after gutting. Usually the way we do it, you get back 1/3 of the weight of dressed deer in boneless meat. Rough figure, with bone in should be close to half.

[reflexshooter]

It is not hard to do it yourself. If you don't know how ask at the place you get it done. See if you help a couple of nights if yours can be done for a reduced rate. Many places (I believe) will give a discount if you skin it before you take it in. If you do find a processor who will let you help out PAY ATTENTION to how they do it. You might learn how to do it or make a good friend who will let you bring your own cut meat in to use a grinder or cuber.

We have a small grinder that cost $99 dollars and a vacuum sealer that cost near $100. When you cut your own you know exactly what has been done to it. It is pretty rewarding also.

[Ralph Smith]

Definatley worth doing your own. The ones we process when figuring the time is not to make anything, we just enjoy it. And the reward as mentioned of knowing everything wrapped up is yours, and is trimmed,pure meat. Here's a great video for anyone interested in doing their own. Its the one that got me started almost 20 years ago, and is still the way I do it for the most part. Excellent instruction......http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

[jacktownhooker]

i have only been to a butcher to grind my meat into ground .... depends if you want bulk ground or individual packaging i only pay 5- 15 $
i am not picky on my deer as i only want fresh venison and have little time and little acreage and no baiting so why pay all that money for a small doe or wait for a big deer to make it worthwhile when you can simply take a deer and get it deboned in an hour and be eatin in 2 hours !
if you can fillet a fish you can fillet a deer !
i do not gut it out as it makes me want to puke and im cleaning right away
i simply cut a line thru the skin from neck to tail and start to skin it down to ribs and down to knees
make a slit down spine and top rib cage to take out backstrap
and i use all other meat for burger just fillet it off the bone all meat that you want to eat ,big chunks or little as it is only going to burger and will be mixed together... if you want roast or breakfast steaks then cut it out
put all meat thru a washing and clean all hair and silver skin and trimming of fat
and butterfly the backstraps ... i like 1-2 inch thick
backstraps i always marinate with olive oil and mccormicks steak seasoning and soy sauce and equal amounts of brown sugar and throw in freezer ! as they thaw over night they marinate. throw on a sizzlin black iron pan and enjoy
the rest i take down to butcher and they make into burger while you wait .... mixed with pork and is a mixture of all meat so it is great !! makes good grilled burgers too !

[FredBearYooper]

Yeah...I do my own deer...there is no way I would pay someone 60 dollars to do something that I can do myself.

[LakeCityMi]

Originally Posted by LakeCityMi

Ebels in Falmouth Michigan lowered there price this yaer either $45.00 or $50.00, Plus any goodies you may want like jerky, summer sausage etc.....

Just made it to ebels the other day, $49.00 is the price, i will try to get a PDF of the flyer, it has the prices of all the other goodies such as Jerky, sausage etc........

[spikekilla]

beware of the 49.00 at ebels. you get what you pay for we learned the hard way... tried
richmond meat packers this year in richmond. they did a top notch job all steaks vacuum sealed and the place is very clean. $80.00 but again you get what you pay for...

[HunterInTraining]

My question is why do you guys spend hundreds of dollars to get your deer butchered when you can do it yourself, is it because you guys don't have the time or is there some other reason being. I mean it only takes like 45min to skin the deer and debone the meat.

[Roosevelt]

once they started charging 70 and not returning all the meat I quit going. I don't think you can find an honest butcher round here.

[LakeCityMi]

Originally Posted by spikekilla

beware of the 49.00 at ebels. you get what you pay for we learned the hard way... tried
richmond meat packers this year in richmond. they did a top notch job all steaks vacuum sealed and the place is very clean. $80.00 but again you get what you pay for...

I can't say i have ever had this problem. I get my deer butchered instead of doing it my self because i like to get some of the specialty meats.