Free meat

[Where's Bruce?]

Is it just me or do you get sick and tired of people hearing about or seeing your "kill" and asking for free meat? Man! If I gave every person who asked for some of my bison my freezer would be empty already. People I don't even talk to or see often! It bugs the crap outta me. At one time I was like, "Sure, here." Invariably the pinhead would cook it until it was shoe quality and biach about how tough and awful it was. Now when people ask I just say, "Sure..I'll grill it, you bring the lobster and we'll have surf & turf." Just can't believe how many people feel they're entitled, they are coming outta the woodwork...and they have no clue what we go through and how precious our game meat is to us. Doesn't matter if it's a deer or hog or elk or whatever...people just keep asking. FN bugs me. Whaddaya say when they ask for your meat?

Okay, I'm stepping down now.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

When people ask me I tell them I'm running low go ask Where's Bruce

 

[Where's Bruce?]

When people ask me I tell them I'm running low go ask Where's Bruce

 

[idelkslayer]

The best suggestion I give you is the one you already stated. Tell them to bring the lobster and come over for dinner. This should illustrate to them the value of game meat, if they are not willing to go through the expense of buying lobster and the effort of coming to dinner then they should understand why you are protective of your game meat.

 

[luke moffat]

We are blessed to be in on quite a few animals annually. However the rule is we don't give away the current meat. We give away the year old stuff to make room for the new stuff. Anyone that asks knows this is what they get IF we choose to give it to them. Last year I helped butcher 17 animals, 2 of which were very large bodied moose. We don't need that much meat at all so we feel very blessed to be able to give and share that meat with those that are not as blessed as us. But we also make sure our 3 big freezers are well stocked at the same time with 6 to 7 different species of wild game too.

 

[5MilesBack]

I haven't had many people ask for meat. Maybe because most the people I know aren't hunters or game eaters. But I have given away quite a bit over the years.....usually because I've run out of room for it.

 

[JoshTX]

I get asked for free meat fairly often. It's annoying to say the least, but I have found that the folks that ask that are not hunters and thus, have no concept of what goes into obtaining that meat. Considering that, I have found that if I say nothing, the topic usually goes nowhere.

I do think it poor form and just plain bad manners, regardless of who they are or what I have. I wasn't raised to ask for "free" anything so it's hard for me to understand just coming out and asking someone for something that belongs to them.

 

[Nick Muche]

Why is your font so big?

 

[rodney482]

control your font Bruce....you are out of control.

 

[gelton]

We had a guy help us pack out an elk last year, he offered his services without us even asking. Really nice guy. He was camping by our base camp. We took the elk on the 2nd day of the hunt and it was so cold out that by the time he got around to asking for some meat on the last day, it had all frozen solid. Took his address and promised to mail him some without having any idea that it was going to cost an arm and a leg to send it. Two trips to UPS, dry ice, packaging, and $160 later, I finally got the package off.

At the end of the day, we really appreciated this guys help but I don't know if it was worth all the time energy and money to overnight meat to him. Lesson learned - don't promise meat to someone who lives out of state if you aren't prepared to shell out the money to get it to them.

 

[robby denning]

Outfitters charge $250+ to pack meat if that makes you feel better.

 

[gelton]

Outfitters charge $250+ to pack meat if that makes you feel better.

True nuff...the outfitter in my area charges $350...difference was that we already had a pack horse but just one, his help saved us 1 more trip in on the horse. Not to mention I gained a friend from it all - so regardless it was worth it.

 

[Brock A]

Outfitters charge $250+ to pack meat if that makes you feel better.

$750 in my neck of the wilderness. They are real assholes.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

There's a difference between giving meat to someone you choose or that assists you in some way and the guy in the next cubicle at work who thinks just because you killed a big animal you should share it...even with those you couldn't care less about.

The difference is largely one of perspective. When I cut into game meat, I am triumphantly enjoying a year of planning, months of exercise, weeks of scouting, miles of ground pounding, hours are archery practice, thousands of dollars invested in equipment, license, tags, travel, etc. Each bite is a culmination of blood, sweat and tears…long days, short nights, fierce weather, frustrating close encounters that went wrong, thousands of bug bites, cuts and bruises, sore and cramped muscles, headaches from altitude sickness and dehydration. I am tasting the entire experience, the stalk, the shot, the field dressing and savoring each morsel because it represents so much of my time, expense and effort. Whether it is a bison, moose, elk, hog, deer, waterfowl or whatever…you know it is free of steroids, hormones and antibiotics and you cannot help but be connected to the meat and all that it stands for in a way that only a hunter can appreciate.

The guy in the next cubicle will probably overcook it, tell ya it was tough and gamey and how much more he prefers his dyed, plastic wrapped beef on Styrofoam from the grocery store. I hope that inner city metrosexual turd cuts himself while shaving his balls.

 

[dangerousD]

$750 in my neck of the wilderness. They are real assholes.

I was quoted $800 when I asked an outfitter about it last year in Utah!

 

[gelton]

The guy in the next cubicle will probably overcook it, tell ya it was tough and gamey and how much more he prefers his dyed, plastic wrapped beef on Styrofoam from the grocery store. I hope that inner city metrosexual turd cuts himself while shaving his balls.

You just described a different experience of mine exactly. LMAO.

 

[Muledeernv]

Same here most people that ask us for meat over cook it and then ask how we can eat that meat it is horrible. When we have people over they really enjoy the taste of the meat.

 

[Becca]

We have always shared a lot with our families, and also with those less fortunate, since we have been blessed with very full freezers. As Luke said above, we typically try to only give away stuff left over from the previous year once we have an animal down. My parents in particular, enjoy game meat regularly, but as non hunters I think they failed to fully appreciate all that went into killing, butchering, hauling, cleaning, and processing (or paying to have it processed, depending). I have noticed that changing since we starting including them more.

Last season we had the opportunity to take them both hunting for the first time, and I think they got a bit of an eye opener. After participating in the process start to finish, and paying our game shop to process some of their caribou into burger, hotdogs and snack sticks they gained a lot of perspective on how hard we work for that "free" meat. Last weekend I loaded mom up with some packages of moose burger to take to church for an event, and I had to refuse her when she tried to write me a check. In this case I was pleased to make a donation of our meat to a good cause (they are using the meat to make chili for volunteers finishing construction on a community kitchen facility), but it was interesting to see how her perspective was changed now that she understood the cost (in time, energy and money) of the meat we bring home.

 

[DeepMauka]

Where's Bruce, meat hunters shave their balls too. Don't discriminate...

 

[Where's Bruce?]

I do not bow to adult entertainment industry peer pressure. LOL