Making a contact in north/central CO

[bbbenelli]

Going on my first elk hunt this year in CO. Don't want to discuss too closely the nearest town publicly so if I'm successful and wanna post I don't have to fight a crowd in my area. Will discuss specifics in PM's on the unit and areas I will be. Im just looking for a local contact for safety reasons/knowing if ill have cell coverage and hopefully somewhere to freeze some meat. Thanks to anyone in advance.

 

[xziang]

From reading posts on here I think their is a locker in the steamboat area that will freeze meat. I'm sure they probably will charge something but may want to call around the lockers in the town to see if they offer that.

Good luck.

 

[toddb]

Steamboat meats used to freeze meat.used them years ago. Hurt the pocketbook a lot. Hours of operation are tough to work around when you head home, need planning on exit strategy. People would drop off full elk with guts in them and the cost to cut them up was almost the same as cutting aND packaging our boned out elk.I would post a craigslist post in the area you are hunting.grantee you will find people with freezers that will trade freezer space for some meat.

 

[bbbenelli]

Thanks guys. Good idea on the craigslist route. I really want to process my own meat but being as that there might be 4 of us hunting the 5th through the 18th being able to freeze would be nice. If it just ends up being two of us a local contact for safety reasons would be nice too. Thanks again.

 

[darcytribe]

Here's an ignorant question. Could you take a boned out elk to a meat locker near where you killed it, have them freeze it, then transport it home and process it after you have arrived home 15 hours later. The reason I'm asking is I'm guessing you would have to let it thaw some to process it when you got home. Would that affect the quality of the meat if you then re-freeze it for long term storage? Does anyone do this?

 

[weaver]

Here's an ignorant question. Could you take a boned out elk to a meat locker near where you killed it, have them freeze it, then transport it home and process it after you have arrived home 15 hours later. The reason I'm asking is I'm guessing you would have to let it thaw some to process it when you got home. Would that affect the quality of the meat if you then re-freeze it for long term storage? Does anyone do this?

I have done this and it has worked out well.
Its probably not the best way if you're after the highest quality steaks but if you take good care of the meat before freezing you should have excellent table fare.