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Title: North end butchers?
Post by: jeffro on January 11, 2020, 11:59:28 PM: Who makes the best pepperoni landjeager and summer sausage around Camano?
TNT custom wild game and Del Fox meats are the closest to me, Silvana isn’t too far away.

Are there any others nearby that I’m not aware of, that make great sausage?
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: Teepee96 on January 12, 2020, 12:30:00 AM: Most everybody I know from Skagit heads to tuss, which I believe tnt is his business,

But if you're looking for other options Andals outta MV might be worth a call
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Post by: Born2late on January 12, 2020, 07:27:34 AM: tnt is great.He has made me and my family lots of stuff.
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Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 08:07:10 AM: Tnt. Del fox is awesome if you want parts of others peoples game!
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Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 08:16:22 AM: I would not take game to silvana or del fox if it was free.
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Post by: Southpole on January 12, 2020, 08:20:50 AM: Don’t go to Silvana. They’re a shadow of their former self’s unfortunately.
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Post by: jeffro on January 12, 2020, 09:03:19 AM: Thanks guys,
I’ll be calling TNT in the morning
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Post by: Southpole on January 12, 2020, 09:36:13 AM: TNT is your best choice.
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: Whitpirate on January 12, 2020, 12:40:35 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 08:07:10 AM
Tnt. Del fox is awesome if you want parts of others peoples game!

Curious to hear your experience. I've processed over 100 animals there and have never had a problem. PM is fine if you don't want to post but my experience is far different.
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Post by: The scout on January 12, 2020, 12:55:33 PM: :yeah: I process all my own Wild game, but have done a number of beef there. The cleanest and best I have used.
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Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 01:17:22 PM: At the two memtioned I have close friends, trusted, that have been short meat and been told don't worry, we will take a littke little here and there and you will get yours. One person they gave him zero meat. During the busy season they are known to butcher in bulk and divide and distribute. You do not bring a deer and get your own meat back. Frany, selfishly, I hate to see TNT mentioned! He does great work and you get your animal processed and nothing mixed in.

I now, poorly but getting better, butcher my own. Big volume like moose or elk i would only trust john.
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Post by: elkaholic123 on January 12, 2020, 02:15:56 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 08:07:10 AM
Tnt. Del fox is awesome if you want parts of others peoples game!
Is this something you know as fact or rumors? I have Never had a problem with Del Fox, they have butchered several elk and lots of deer for me, how many have you taken there personally?
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 02:26:40 PM: I've taken three critters there. It has been a few years. Positive reply say they have changed their ways. I wouldn't take a game animal to either during any general season. I wouldn't trust them to not mix and match animals. The person that i mentioned that got none was told his deer was lost but to not worry, they woukd make sure he got venison. He of corse said no thank you. This was 6 or so years ago.
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Post by: Bango skank on January 12, 2020, 02:34:59 PM: This kind of crap is why i butcher my own. I just dont trust strangers to butcher my meat. Not only are they not going to eat it, which would lower the standards, but theyre doing it for profit. And, they charge by the lb, so the more nasty crap that gets thrown in, the more money they make.

Honestly, i love eating my wild game meat, but i dont enjoy butchering and packing, its a chore. But i do it anyway, so that i know exactly what im eating. Id gladly pay somebody to do it if i knew they actually had the same standards as me, and were doing it as if it was going to wind up on their own plate.
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Post by: Southpole on January 12, 2020, 02:37:56 PM: I’ve had several beef processed at Del Fox in the past and haven’t had any issues. No meat processor is perfect and there’s always going to be a customer here and there that’s going to have a complaint. You just have to pick one that has the least amount complaints I guess. It’s probably best to find a guy that just does or specializes in wild game.
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Post by: TVHunts on January 12, 2020, 02:41:30 PM: Del Fox will tell you they group grind. You get your weight of grind plus the added weight of required fat. Might be yours, might be the guy who dragged his 2 miles in 70 degrees with the hide on, no thanks. It’s not a rumor, they told me that. That’s when I said no thanks any longer. I would guess that was 4-6 years ago or so.... Now I process and grind my own deer and elk.

Your own pig or beef might be a different story. But, wild game in the heat of the season that is what you will get.
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Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 02:57:46 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: Bango skank on January 12, 2020, 03:00:10 PM: Id bet thats all butchers. I like knowing where my meat has been every step of the way. Not interested in eating mystery meat. Also not interested in having my game meat mixed in with a percentage of domestic (aka mystery) meat. If i ever have such a b as d hunting year that i need to buy meat, ill get it from the guy up the road that raises cattle. Been a lot of years since ive purchased any meat other than fish, but ill be damned if i ever buy meat from some unknown origin.
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Post by: Buckhunter24 on January 12, 2020, 03:20:07 PM: I believe Eggers in n spokane does all custom, not a mix. You pay for it but if you dont have time they are a great optuon. Not for op obviously but anyone in spokane...
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: Bango skank on January 12, 2020, 03:21:46 PM: Quote from: Buckhunter24 on January 12, 2020, 03:20:07 PM
I believe Eggers in n spokane does all custom, not a mix. You pay for it but if you dont have time they are a great optuon. Not for op obviously but anyone in spokane...

Ill keep that in mind incase im ever in situation where i have to head out to sea and dont have time to process my own animal, thanks.

If i had to pay to have my game butchered, cost would be an afterthought, quality would be the main issue. Lets be real, none of us hunt to save money.
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Post by: 7mmfan on January 12, 2020, 03:49:18 PM: I take all my stuff to TNT. Great results every time. I also tend to take my stuff there during the off season. So I'm pretty positive that my meat is my meat.
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: Born2late on January 12, 2020, 05:33:24 PM: I took 25 pounds of trimmed and cleaned beaver meat to tnt last year and he made me sausage that was fantastic and he was excited to do it because it was something different. Everyone that tried it thought it was deer. I don't think you will be disappointed taking it there.
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Post by: h20hunter on January 12, 2020, 05:45:21 PM: Tnt made did a bear for me while back . Made corned bear roasts....awesome.
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Post by: Bango skank on January 12, 2020, 05:45:52 PM: Quote from: Born2late on January 12, 2020, 05:33:24 PM
I took 25 pounds of trimmed and cleaned beaver meat to tnt last year and he made me sausage that was fantastic and he was excited to do it because it was something different. Everyone that tried it thought it was deer. I don't think you will be disappointed taking it there.

It probably was :chuckle:
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Post by: RobinHoodlum on January 12, 2020, 06:23:09 PM: Before I started processing all of my own animals, I took a couple of animals to both Silvana and Del Fox. Silvana produces a better product in my opinion. But I have had two incidents there where I was treated so rudely, I swore I would never go back. The couple that bought Del Fox are super nice, as is their staff. But, the last batch of duck pepperoni I had them do had the consistency of bubble gum and a couple of the vac paks were not sealed when I picked up the batch.
I never took stuff to TNT, but friends have and their pepperoni is very good and land Jaeger is killer! Not many wild game butcher do lanjaeger in my experience.
I saw someone mention Andal's. They are close to my house, but my understanding WAS that they don't process game meat. However, a couple years ago I was in a pinch for some pepperoni casings. I called to ask if I could buy some and the butcher said come on down. He didn't charge me for the casings. And, he indicated that they would do some specialty meats, and let me sample some of their pepperoni. Would love to hear if anybody has use them. Anybody?
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: Born2late on January 12, 2020, 06:24:12 PM: Quote from: Bango skank on January 12, 2020, 05:45:52 PM
Quote from: Born2late on January 12, 2020, 05:33:24 PM
I took 25 pounds of trimmed and cleaned beaver meat to tnt last year and he made me sausage that was fantastic and he was excited to do it because it was something different. Everyone that tried it thought it was deer. I don't think you will be disappointed taking it there.

It probably was :chuckle:
It said venison on the package. So everyone assumed it was
Title: Re: North end butchers?
Post by: The Weazle on February 10, 2020, 06:31:59 PM: Sea Bolts in Oak Harbor makes some killer stuff, but you have to have a minimum amount of clean trimmed meat. Did I mention how good it is?
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Post by: spin05 on February 12, 2020, 04:22:31 AM: TNT is awsome and you will get your own meat. The only other guy i know that does that is Linds Meats in Kent. He will wheel that animal out right in front of you so you know its yours. Or atleast thats what Mike did 20 years ago