Got a feeling deer hunters and body shops are going

[thatsbaseball]

to have a busy year. At the end of my street in Madison this morning. A herd of 3 spikes, a 4 point and 3 does. They all looked healthy but there's just too many.

 

[Shmuley]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

Depends on what you want but the guy I used hasn’t gone up in price in years. I get the back straps and tenderloins whole and grind up the rest.

 

[thatsbaseball]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

Last time I figured it up a half pound deer/bacon burger cost about the same as a 1 1/2 inch choice ribeye **

 

[Dawgbite]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

I think I paid $85 for the last one I killed and that was several years ago. Unless you can do it yourself, it’s cheaper to go to the grocery store and buy beef.

 

[Dog88]

Venison processing prices are insane. I can buy Country Pleasing smoked sausage in the grocery store for less than what it cost me to have the venison I provide the processor turned into sausage. We started processing our own ground venison last season due to the rising costs.

 

[GloryDawg]

Always ask the adjuster if he will let you file it under your comp and not collision. The worst case is he says no.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Buy a DC grinder instead of AC. DC grinders don't heat up. It's not hard to process your own meat, but it takes time. That's just part of the hunting process for me. It helps me appreciate what the animal provides and I can trim it up better than the deer processing places do. It also like to sharpen my knives, so there's that.

 

[Dawgbite]

Buy a DC grinder instead of AC. DC grinders don't heat up. It's not hard to process your own meat, but it takes time. That's just part of the hunting process for me. It helps me appreciate what the animal provides and I can trim it up better than the deer processing places do. It also like to sharpen my knives, so there's that.

Sharpening knives is so relaxing while watching TV.

 

[WutheringDawg]

Always ask the adjuster if he will let you file it under your comp and not collision. The worst case is he says no.

A deer hit is always comp

 

[GloryDawg]

A deer hit is always comp

Not always. It depends on did you hit the deer, or the deer hit you. some companies are dicks about it.

 

[Rezdog]

to have a busy year. At the end of my street in Madison this morning. A herd of 3 spikes, a 4 point and 3 does. They all looked healthy but there's just too many.

More deer in the city than in the country. Deers lives matter.

 

[patdog]

I’m seeing more in & around my neighborhood in Madison this year than I have in over 20 years living here. Used to just occasionally see them in & around the wood near the train track. But a lot more coming into the neighborhood these days.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

What’s the going rate for deer processing these days? Just curious.

My guy charges $100is to skin the deer, cut the tenderloins/back straps into steaks (or leave whole) and grind the rest. Its the most expensive food you can eat, bar none. When you start getting sausages, jerky, tamales, etc, you can run the bill up towards $300/400 or more.

 

[ronpolk]

I think I paid $85 for the last one I killed and that was several years ago. Unless you can do it yourself, it’s cheaper to go to the grocery store and buy beef.

When you factor in the cost of food plots, ammo, gun, etc…. It’s 1000% cheaper to buy meat rather than hunt. But going and shooting a deer sure beats the hell out of sitting on my couch all day.

 

[40mikemike]

I think I paid $150 per deer on average last season. That includes the skinning fee. I did a mix of Backstraps whole, bacon burger, smoked sausage and snack sticks (that’s where the real money is). I believe we put 7 deer in the freezer between me and my daughter last year and gave a few additional deer to friends. The freezer is nearly empty, so I’m glad deer season is about to roll back around.

I can skin and process my own. We always did it ourselves growing up, but I literally hate disposing of a carcass. Trying to figure out a good place to dump in on my place sucks, and I’m not gonna dump it on the side of the road. I just treat the skinning fee as a disposal fee and move on with life.

 

[DerHntr]

I debone mine and bring it to my processor. He charges me $40, no matter how much it weighs, to turn it all into burger. He is as high as all of the other places if you decide to go with sausage, tamales, etc. I don’t let anyone deal with my back straps and inside loins.

I get my first deer ground. The second one I will usually cut out steaks, roasts, etc. and use the rest for stew meat or make jerky. People throw away a lot of good cuts like shank and neck. You can get a lot more out of a deer if you know how to deal with it. It’s still more expensive than beef if you don’t consider camp time to be a replacement for therapy and road rage incidents.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

This cold snap must have them moving. My wife almost hit a doe on the way home this afternoon.