Meat processing course

[LongWayAround]

Hunt Backcountry Podcast 538 | A Meat Science Deep-Dive + Q&A

Sierra Jepsen returns to the Hunt Backcountry Podcast to take a deeper dive into meat science and answer your listener-submitted questions about wild game meat.

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I'm not sure what services the guest on this episode offers, but it might be helpful.

 

[LostArra]

Looking at Taco John's photo reminds me of the only downside of my college Game Processing course. It's easy to get used to using industrial/commercial grade equipment you won't have at home like hoists, band saws, big mixers, sausage stuffers. Then you just hose down the whole room when finished. Walk-in coolers, freezers and smokers were a bonus.

 

[WoolOverAll]

Beyond finding classes or mentors, you can practice on small game to get the feel for it. I learn best hands on too and breaking down some raccoon and rabbits helped me get the feel for it. Separate muscle groups, trim off the parts you don't eat, and you'll be most of the way there.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Practice makes perfect?
Buddy of mine always has a few hogs or sheep in a pen in the back yard so he gets to cut up something quarterly. He's not waiting to draw a tag to do some butchering.

Also, he does the butchering outside or in the garage, not in the kitchen.
He smokes the best bacon I've ever had.

 

[taskswap]

The Bearded Butchers have a number of good videos specifically focused on venison. Elk and deer are very similar so don't lock yourself into a single species when you look for reference material.

 

[huntcookwrite]

Practice makes perfect?
Buddy of mine always has a few hogs or sheep in a pen in the back yard so he gets to cut up something quarterly. He's not waiting to draw a tag to do some butchering.

Also, he does the butchering outside or in the garage, not in the kitchen.
He smokes the best bacon I've ever had.

I have a neighbor who raises lambs and do the same thing. Switching to outside was also huge for cleanup (at least until I can convince my wife to let me build a butchery shed with a dry aging room).

 

[go_deep]

Find a local butcher that you can work for part time