Local Butchers Not Taking Game Animals

[crschralping]

I've been told Kelso's and possibly Silvana are not taking game animals. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up just in case that's where you usually go. I'm scrambling to find an alternative.

Kelso's said they would take boned out meet and grind for burger or sausage but no whole animals.

[jackelope]

Why not?

[jackelope]

I'm sure there's probably someone closer, but the Golden Steer in Bellevue does a great job. I've used them before as have a few of my buddies.

[crschralping]

Kelso's said they were both too busy with beef 

[Mfowl]

I just dropped off a load at Fischer's in Issaquah for pep, jerky and ground. They didn't seem like they had much yet.

[jason stevens]

Cut it yourself its easy

[chukar58]

Purchase a meat grinder and a boning knife and learn how to do it yourself.  It's not that hard and does not take that much time.   

[PolarBear]

I take my beef to Herritage in Rochester.  He no longer has room or time to do wild game since he became USDA Certified.  He said that there are a bunch of butchers that are getting away from processing whole game.

[Michelle_Nelson]

I just picked up our beef from Littlerock Meats over in Winlock.  Exit 68 off I5.  I know he is still taking in Wild Game  Toured the facility while I was there.  Mike and Goldie own the place, nice people.

http://www.littlerockmeats.com/_index.php

[PolarBear]

Michelle, have you tried Tracy at Herriatage?  He is practically in your back yard.  He has done our beef for 18 years or so and we have always been pleased with his work.  Now that he is USDA Certified, he is pretty anal about cleanliness.  I'm sending a beef to him week after next.

[aorams]

In Seattle, Better Meats at 3 NW and NW 81ish, did an outstanding job for me... but they do charge 1.50/lb

[mulehunter]

Purchase a meat grinder and a boning knife and learn how to do it yourself.  It's not that hard and does not take that much time.   

Cut it yourself its easy

    

[mlovely83]

To those who actually live off their game meat. If your butcher shop also sells wild game I would make sure to get hanging weight and ask to save all of the carcass to make sure the meat you get back weighs out. If getting burger done remember they add beef fat to it.

Several years ago I had local butcher shop in McKenna process my mule deer buck. Hanging weight they said it was 139LBS and I got 42LBS of meat back. They held firm and forced me to pay the 139LBS weight.

Afterwards I got WDFW and the USDA evolved. My cases of meat was from 3 different deer plus fat from a cow. USDA went in and pulled license to sell wild game in house.

I didn't get anything for my efforts except a hard lesson. My brother an I now process all our own game.

[WSU]

Michelle, have you tried Tracy at Herriatage?  He is practically in your back yard.  He has done our beef for 18 years or so and we have always been pleased with his work.  Now that he is USDA Certified, he is pretty anal about cleanliness.  I'm sending a beef to him week after next.

I've had a beef and hog done by Heritage and was very pleased both times.  Also, I know a young guy who worked at Heritage who is starting his own business.  He is out towards Rochester also.  Shoot me a PM if interested.  He did the elk I killed this year for $100. 

[Special T]

Del Fox Custom Meats

848 N Sunrise Blvd, Bldg C

Camano Is., WA 98292

(360) 926-8369

They did my elk before i started doing my own. not too far from silvna