Processing Deer Meat
Filed under: Ask Grant, Deer Biology
When I started hunting 8 or 9 years ago I didn’t have a lot of guidance on field dressing or final processing of deer. I began the search for videos and written materials to assist. The best, in my opinion, is put out by our own KY Afield program. I have such a great respect for your material, have you ever done anything like this or considered producing something? I ask as I embark on the processing of this year’s first harvest. Bruce
Bruce,
Congratulations on the harvest! My family and I consume about 10 deer annually. We process our own meat (on our kitchen table). However, we’ve never recorded or described the process. I debone the meat and then filet out any connective tissue, etc. We use a vacuum sealer to wrap the meat as the final step in our process. Tracy, my wife, just prepared a loin from at 4.5 year old buck I recently harvested and it was fabulous!
Unfortunately, I think creating a processing video would require more of a studio setup (lighting, etc.) than we normally use.
Growing Deer together,
Grant
