Deer Rib Meat

[Okanagan]

Depends entirely on the deer.  Some have so little actual meat that it is a waste of time and energy to get almost nothing in return.  Some large older deer have quite a bit of meat on and between the ribs, and I take it, whether backpacking a boned out deer or processing a whole carcase at home.

I have been told that some jurisdictions require taking the rib meat.  I dunno if that is so. 

[BOOMER]

I always take the rib meat unless the deer is gut shot (bad shots happen from time to time) I've brined it and made jerky, marinated it in yoshida and pan fried it both have turned out very good. It usually just gets ground into burger. I have walked by a lot of carcasses that I was disgusted with the amount of meat that was left. If your worried about the extra weight make two trips and no need to be in a hurry unless your wife is waiting in the truck honking the horn.

[WSU]

My problem isn’t the extra weight but the lack of extra weight.  I take it but wonder why I spend That much time for an extra scoop of spaghetti sauce.

[Jonathan_S]

If anybody in the Spokane area wants the delicious succulent tallow strips from the intercostal rib meat, PM me and I'll save it for you out of the dog pile 

[Bango skank]

If anybody in the Spokane area wants the delicious succulent tallow strips from the intercostal rib meat, PM me and I'll save it for you out of the dog pile 

Man, im going to tell your dogs what a jerk you are. 

Seriously, if its not a starvation / survival situation, the rib meat aint worth it.  Its half sinew snyway and will degrade the quality of your burger.  Plus, if you shoot a deer where youre supposed to... in the ribs... much of what little is there to begin with is ruined.  Dogs love that stuff though.  Any nasty chewy part of a deer is heaven to a dog.

[RobinHoodlum]

Man, I am really appreciating this forum right now! I was totally off the mark expecting that I would get trashed by the high and mighty contingent. While there a few differing opinions, they are all well expressed and all completely civil.
 
So, thanks everyone for your your affirmations that leaving it behind for the scavengers really isn't so bad after all. WSU just summed it up for me nicely,  it's hard to justify the time spent in the field and kitchen for so very little return.

Thanks again. You guys are all awesome!

[Jonathan_S]

Lol. I've eaten muskrat, beaver, bobcat and a bit of coyote and wont eat the stuff between ribs. To each their own.

Deer tallow 

[Jonathan_S]

Man, I am really appreciating this forum right now! I was totally off the mark expecting that I would get trashed by the high and mighty contingent. While there a few differing opinions, they are all well expressed and all completely civil.
 
So, thanks everyone for your your affirmations that leaving it behind for the scavengers really isn't so bad after all. WSU just summed it up for me nicely,  it's hard to justify the time spent in the field and kitchen for so very little return.

Thanks again. You guys are all awesome!

Post more often Hoodlum    good topic for discussion and enjoy your deer

[NOCK NOCK]

I definitely feed the dogs with it if it's a deer I'm getting out whole.

Anybody who calls that wastage better be eating the cheek meat, liver, heart, and gonads.

 

[Bango skank]

Man, I am really appreciating this forum right now! I was totally off the mark expecting that I would get trashed by the high and mighty contingent. While there a few differing opinions, they are all well expressed and all completely civil.
 
So, thanks everyone for your your affirmations that leaving it behind for the scavengers really isn't so bad after all. WSU just summed it up for me nicely,  it's hard to justify the time spent in the field and kitchen for so very little return.

Thanks again. You guys are all awesome!

Nah, you werent off the mark at all.  Those folks will still trash you so thst they can have a false sense of moral superiority.  The key is to not care what they say.  Theyre just smug enough to  like the smell of their own farts.

[DeerThug]

I have dealt with a lot of deer and I have done both and like others said if it comes out whole I will work it up and put it in with my grind for the year.  But if there is any shot or blood issues I dont mess with it.  And like has been said there is so little once you clean it up.
If it is a pack out I usually work all of the rib meat  then down around the brisket and neck meat with the front quarter in one piece and into the game bag like that.  But if there is blood shot or a mess the crows get it.

[h20hunter]

I've cut and salvaged every scrap in the past and applaud those that do. I no longer worry about it and won't judge others that feel the same way.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

Leave the ribs? No way. These were the hit of the party up in Alaska one winter.  Soaked in Yoshida's overnight then slow cooked all day.  Oh yah, we keep the hearts and livers too.  These are all from a big group hunt. 5 deer limit.  Oh and if you leave the ribs in the woods up in Alaska, if you are caught, you will get a wanton waste ticket.

[Bango skank]

Leave the ribs? No way. These were the hit of the party up in Alaska one winter.  Soaked in Yoshida's overnight then slow cooked all day.  Oh yah, we keep the hearts and livers too.  These are all from a big group hunt. 5 deer limit.  Oh and if you leave the ribs in the woods up in Alaska, if you are caught, you will get a wanton waste ticket.

Yeah, hit of the party.  Ive been to parts of alaska where fermented whale fat is a delicacy.  Muktuk.  No joke.  They eat rotten whale fat in alaska.  So saying people love it in alaska isnt saying much.

Also, the first pic looks like theyre soaking in about 5 gallons of HFCS.  That will make anything edible to a majority of americans with how screwed up their taste buds are from that crap.  Soak a coyotes butthole in a teriyaki bath for a few days and the fast food scarfing junk food junkies will love it.  Hell, ever been to a diner in new england?  People think scrapple is great.  If youre not familiar, scrapple is basically all the foul garbage they put in the cheapest hot dogs, but instead of grinding it to an unidentifiable paste, its left in large, almost identifiable chunks, and fried in lard.   

[h20hunter]

Now that's making some meat Sitka!