Best butcher I've worked with

[h20hunter]

I have a guy. Those that go there know not to give out the name. I would never go back to del fox or silvana. Why? Because I want my animal back. Only mine.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

We use our shop and beer fridge at the home stead. Empty the beer fridge and place the boned out meat in tubbs and leave it there as long as I need. I do understand it is a little sacareligious  but its all good!    DIY the only way to cut, wrap and grind game meat.........

[Southpole]

We use our shop and beer fridge at the home stead. Empty the beer fridge and place the boned out meat in tubbs and leave it there as long as I need. I do understand it is a little sacareligious  but its all good!    DIY the only way the cut, wrap and grind game meat.........

Amen to that 

[AKBowman]

I do most of mine myself because I like to know 100% that it's mine with no doubts and I have 100% control over the process. However there's just some things that the butchers do so much better like pep, cheddar dogs, summer sausage etc.

I've used B&E Meats in Des Moines and Bellevue and they are AWESOME! You get your meat back and they do a hell of a job. It ain't cheap for some of the specialty stuff and in October they take a little bit longer to get it back to you but they are great finished product.

[M_ray]

[/quote]yes dirt and hair can and will get on some of the meat in the field, that's why I clean and trim every single piece when I get home and put it in a clean cooler before I take it to him. Never is there ANY dirt or hair on the stuff I take him. It's not his job to clean a customers meat.
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I never said it was his job this is more about his response! He has the facility with a back room a sink and a table and in about 15-20 min tops we had cleaned the parts in question. Back then we didn't have the set up like we do now and quite frankly after a night of packing and an 10 hour drive and warm weather there are instances where getting it to a cooler is of greater importance than sitting on your back porch picking each piece of grass, dirt and hair of the meat. It really wasn't that big of a deal for us the response was way over the top considering the circumstances ... And if I remember right my friend had said while we were in the back preping it that he had told Mike I was a bitch of a pack out in the dark and he couldn't say if the meat was in perfect condition ... Mike told him to just bring it in and we'd sort it out, that's why the response took us by surprise, who knows? Maybe he was just having a bad day. 

[wsucowboy]

I haven't been there since I moved over to the east side but we always took our meat to the butcher at roses iga in Buckley. Always did a good job and had fair prices.

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[spin05]

yes dirt and hair can and will get on some of the meat in the field, that's why I clean and trim every single piece when I get home and put it in a clean cooler before I take it to him. Never is there ANY dirt or hair on the stuff I take him. It's not his job to clean a customers meat.
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I never said it was his job this is more about his response! He has the facility with a back room a sink and a table and in about 15-20 min tops we had cleaned the parts in question. Back then we didn't have the set up like we do now and quite frankly after a night of packing and an 10 hour drive and warm weather there are instances where getting it to a cooler is of greater importance than sitting on your back porch picking each piece of grass, dirt and hair of the meat. It really wasn't that big of a deal for us the response was way over the top considering the circumstances ... And if I remember right my friend had said while we were in the back preping it that he had told Mike I was a bitch of a pack out in the dark and he couldn't say if the meat was in perfect condition ... Mike told him to just bring it in and we'd sort it out, that's why the response took us by surprise, who knows? Maybe he was just having a bad day. 
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HAHA yea Mike can be a little Anal when it comes to keeping your meat clean. Got to remember yours probly isnt the first dirty one he has gotten. Im sure its gets old. If you like dirt and hair in your meat im sure he will be glad to grind it right in for ya. I also wouldnt want my clean anamal laying on a shelf after your meat was there. Hanging it home a spend an hour picking it clean and wash it up before you bring it to him and you wont have a problem.  One thing i like about mike is he wheels your animal out right in front of you and proceeds to butcher it up. So you always now your getting your meat. Not sure how you guys are getting shorted this way.......

[huntingbaldguy]

Reading some experiences here i feel good doing it myself even if it takes 3 nights in a row of just cutting and grinding meat.