Butchering your own game

[SuperCub]

My experience leads me to believe that all too often, a significant portion of the useable meat from the carcass, including the tenderloins, fails to make it back to you.
I guess it just evaporates.

If you think that there is meat gone missing, the best way to see is to ask for all the bones, fat and waste trim to be returned with the cuts. That will keep the butcher honest as you should have the same weight returned back to you.

My experience is that alot of folks don't realize the amount of waste there is after the cutting is done and think that some of the cuts have been held back. I've even seen one of the hunting party remove some from of the fellows share and the butcher got the blame.


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[The Cold Lake Kid]

If you think that there is meat gone missing, the best way to see is to ask for all the bones, fat and waste trim to be returned with the cuts. That will keep the butcher honest as you should have the same weight returned back to you.

My experience is that alot of folks don't realize the amount of waste there is after the cutting is done and think that some of the cuts have been held back. I've even seen one of the hunting party remove some from of the fellows share and the butcher got the blame.


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Yes, we were aware of the waste factor, but one of our guys had been a butcher before he became an insurance agent. We asked for and received the so-called waste pile. Richard checked the waste pile and ID'd cow trimmings etc.
Our meat had been brought in, skinned and cut into commercial cuts under his supervision, so waste/trimmings should have been minimal.
This happened to us with three different butcher shops.
Our group now has it's own tools and equipment to process the meat.
We make it a party to cut, weigh and wrap our harvest.
Even our wives get involved.
And we all live in the city (Ottawa)