some people

[bowhuntaz1]

So, I am a lucky tag holder for cow elk tag(2nd one in 8 years) and I have been getting the flyers in the mail for game processing. I have already decided where I'm going. I still read the flyers. I recieved a nice one and checked out the website. All I can say is wow...

It does not matter to me that she got some bad publicity from this site, and metioned it on hers. Its that she went and made a whole spew of it. It does not matter to me what site she is quoting, it matters to me that she feels the need to write a novel about the bad P.R. on her site.

Its like, Hi my name is so and so and I cut meat. now let me talk your ear off for an hour defending myself about something you may or may not have heard... I read it last night, and still have a bad taste in my mouth.

 

If you are interested and in for a kinda long read,here is the site.

Its under "Is your game processor stealing your meat?"

 

http://www.rhondasbutchershop.com/

[Ernesto C]

WOW!!

 

Thanks for the link ........... (I wont say your name) Im sure this is going to bakcfire and they will get burn even more. Lets see what the "xx" members from this site have to say now This is serious business!

[coues krazy]

Honestly, I dont see anything wrong with what was said. Seems they are just trying to defend themselves.I cant blame them for not taking animals in the condition of some that were pictured. Yuck!

[peckl1]

Do your own processing and you will always get your meat back! It really is not that hard and can be a great time talking with friends as you do the work.

 

Lee

[Coach]

Do your own processing and you will always get your meat back! It really is not that hard and can be a great time talking with friends as you do the work.

 

Lee

 

 

+1, I do all my own processing, so there's nobody to blame but myself if a screwup is made.

 

Looking at some of the pix on the website linked above, all I can say, is I would *never* accept some of those animals if I were a processor. Rank, spoiled, horrible hair covered and pine needles - Blech.

[mje1]

I think they were trying to defend themselves also. I wouldnt process any those animals pictured either in fact they should be ticketed for wasting game meat. My friends and I do all our own processing its the only way.

 

Mark

[thegunsmith2506]

I used them for my archery cow I shot in unit 8 this year. I was shocked at what they think is ok. Every package of meat I open I have to wash and trim. There are also chuncks of bone in all the ground meat. We do 90% of our animals ourselves, now I remember why. Wish I would have read up on them first......

[cramerhunts]

I understand that they are just trying to defend themselves and yes those pictures are terrible but I'll trust what the majority of the members on this forum write about when it comes to past experiences. Too many people seem to have had the same or close to the same experience with this particular shop.

 

Just my observation and my $.02, I don't have a dog in this race so it doesn't really matter to me.

[Browning'sCustomMeat]

Haha... I remember that thread.....that was the thread that turned me from a "Lurker" to a Avid Member. I don't know Rhonda or anything about her facilities other than the stuff I hear and read. How the crew cuts there I am unaware of, but 40 min? Come'on. Animals in the condition in the first set of photos would not be allowed in my shop...AT ALL. I have turned hunters away before, simply told them " If you don't care on how you brought it in then I don't care cut it." Sure, dirt and debris get on animals happen and I can clean but it does create a TON of waste. But those were just gross. Look at my Pinned Topic in The Campfire about the Processing FAQ's. I answered them from my stand point.

 

-Jeremy-

[Xman2000]

I agree with Lee and Coach process your own meat!!!!!!!! I'ts realy not that hard and what you whould pay a processer you can buy decent equipment to do your own sausage and cut and slice your own jerky for years to come lem makes awesome proucts and there are plenty of great smokers spices packaging for the do it yourselfer to me it's much more rewarding plus alot of times you drop your meat off at the local processer where you hunted and then you have to drive all the way back to get your meat .I have a few buddies that I call we get together and have a meat cutting party I share some of the spoils with them. I go to a local butcher at any grocery store and get cow fat from them as much as I want that has just been cut and normaly do'nt have to pay for it If I do its almost nothing .Cabelas, Sportsmans , & Basspro all carry meat processing porducts and once you get the hang of it ,it really doesn't take much time at all the most important thing I have learned to have great tasting meat is the way you field dress your animal .Keep it clean as possible I am extremly anal about this I make sure no hair is on my meat if I can aviod it no dirt I get rid of the musk sacks on the legs and throat tubes and get the skin off as soon apossible never keep the skin on your meat instead of washing my meat with water while it is hanging I give it a sponge bath with vinager all over then cover the meat with a quality heavy cotton deer or elk bag so the meat can breath but no dirt from the road will get on my meat I let it hang for along as possilbe as long as themp is below 45DEG. I have big coolers I will break the meat down into in quarters and make sure my ice is in trah bags that way the meat stays dry and not wet till I get home and wash every piece at home removeing hair dirt anything that will contaminate your meat .After all you can't eat the horns so taking care of your meat so you and your family can enjoy every bit of it is job one . Alot of my buddies swear most of the time its not wild game I get compliments consitantly doing this just my $.02