Meat Yield

[Gravey]

Buck I killed opening day of rifle season weighed 140 lbs field dressed. Gave him to some neighbors and they had him processed. I asked them to weigh the meat they got back and it was 52-53 lbs I believe.

 

[Weegee]

How much does it cost now? What did you pay for those 20lbs?

$120. Seems pretty standard nowadays. I haven't taken one to a processor in a couple years, but I like having the option to do so if I don't have time to do one myself.

 

[Weegee]

When processors are busy, often times they rush thru the process, in order to keep animals moving.

I heard a story from a local guy who complained to his processor about how much meat had been left on the carcasses. The owner straight up told him that, "when it's busy, like opening weekends, he hasn't got time to trim it all off the bones."

The customer was not happy and said he'd never go back to this guy because of it. I imagine that's commonplace when the cooler is overflowing and the pressure in on to get 'em done, and move on.

I get that. And I'm not mad or anything, just curious what others thought. My dad took a doe that was about the same size to a different processor a week later, so it'll be interesting to compare the yield he gets.