Friend shot a cougar and wants to know who can process it .picture added.

[Humptulips]

I never killed one but the guys I know who have just take the back straps and most of the big muscle groups off of the hind quarters and leave the rest. Most processors usually have a minimum so unless its a monster you'd probably be paying a ton for not a lot of meat.

I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but that is a waste and they should be ashamed of themselves if they do that.  Cougar meat is excellent and makes great burger and sausage too.

 

[elkrack]

I never killed one but the guys I know who have just take the back straps and most of the big muscle groups off of the hind quarters and leave the rest. Most processors usually have a minimum so unless its a monster you'd probably be paying a ton for not a lot of meat.

I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but that is a waste and they should be ashamed of themselves if they do that.  Cougar meat is excellent and makes great burger and sausage too.

 

No need to be sorry! That is wasting meat

[Igottanewknee]

She's got it skinned and meat cooling or cooled. Hard to communicate where she's at. I guess it's a big cat. She's pretty pumped about it. I believe she'll bring it back and get it done. I'll let you all know and maybe post pictures if she'll let me.
Thanks again for the input...

[bowhunterforever]

She's got it skinned and meat cooling or cooled. Hard to communicate where she's at. I guess it's a big cat. She's pretty pumped about it. I believe she'll bring it back and get it done. I'll let you all know and maybe post pictures if she'll let me.
Thanks again for the input...

That's awesome Congrats to her

[Doublelunger]

I never killed one but the guys I know who have just take the back straps and most of the big muscle groups off of the hind quarters and leave the rest. Most processors usually have a minimum so unless its a monster you'd probably be paying a ton for not a lot of meat.

I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but that is a waste and they should be ashamed of themselves if they do that.  Cougar meat is excellent and makes great burger and sausage too.

 

No need to be sorry! That is wasting meat

So if you don't pick a cougar clean you should be ashamed of yourself?? What about my friend who shot a 200# cat 2500 verticle feet down in a hole.  He took out the head and hyde and all the meat he could get in one trip and left the rest. Should he be ashamed?

[bearpaw]

It's not required by law for anyone to eat cougar, it's a personal preference if you want to eat it or not. 

Congrats to the lucky lady! 

[Jonathan_S]

I never killed one but the guys I know who have just take the back straps and most of the big muscle groups off of the hind quarters and leave the rest. Most processors usually have a minimum so unless its a monster you'd probably be paying a ton for not a lot of meat.

I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but that is a waste and they should be ashamed of themselves if they do that.  Cougar meat is excellent and makes great burger and sausage too.

 

No need to be sorry! That is wasting meat

Pretty sure he meant it's a lot to pay to have it processed when it's a relatively smaller animal to cut up.

[Milkman]

Stewart's Meats, on SR 507, between Yelm and McKenna. I cannot vouch for their service, but they do handle wild game.

 
Stewart's does all my processing for me and I've never had an issue. I think the charge for a cut and wrap is about $.90 per pound with an $80 minimum.

Stewart's 

[Doublelunger]

She's got it skinned and meat cooling or cooled. Hard to communicate where she's at. I guess it's a big cat. She's pretty pumped about it. I believe she'll bring it back and get it done. I'll let you all know and maybe post pictures if she'll let me.
Thanks again for the input...

Good for her! I hope a picture of the cat makes its way back here!

[bobcat]

I really couldn't care less if someone kills a cougar and doesn't keep all of the meat, or ANY of the meat. I've been a licensed hunter for about 38 years and it's only been in the last couple of years that I would have even considered using the meat of a cougar if I ever killed one, and that's because I've read on this forum that people actually eat cats, and some people say it's good. But it's still a very foreign concept to me that people would eat a cat. But either way, if the meat gets left in the woods I have no problem with that. Something WILL eat it, and a dead cougar is the best kind of cougar.

[Southpole]

Right now, I think near Rimrock. But is from Yelm area.

I’ve never seen so much cougar sign as I did in the Rimrock this last September. We all had our heads on a swivel at all times. Thank your friend for taking one out 

[DOUBLELUNG]

It's not required by law for anyone to eat cougar, it's a personal preference if you want to eat it or not. 

Congrats to the lucky lady! 

It's required though to not allow the meat to go to waste, right?  I'm not aware of any exemptions in the wastage laws in Washington to legally leave the meat in the woods.

[Stein]

It's not required by law for anyone to eat cougar, it's a personal preference if you want to eat it or not. 

Congrats to the lucky lady! 

It's required though to not allow the meat to go to waste, right?  I'm not aware of any exemptions in the wastage laws in Washington to legally leave the meat in the woods.

You are not required to take any cougar meat home.  Wastage laws do not apply to cats (or dogs for that matter).

[Igottanewknee]

They've figured out what they want to do. Thanks again. She sent another text saying she measured the distance from where she was and where the cat lay dead. 41 feet, and they used a tape measure. A little spooky if you ask me.

[PastorJoel]

It's not required that you eat the meat but it IS required that you post pictures in a thread like this!!!!