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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: wannafish?]
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12/09/09 02:56 PM
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fastliberator
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sooner,
There is a place down close to Lake Jackson called Luckenbach's Deer Processing. Little drive for you about 50 miles, but he is good, reasonable, and he does the deer individually.
And yes he is one of the last original Luckenbach's form the hill country.
Those of you who do not stand behind our millitary, please stand in front of it!!!
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: fastliberator]
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12/09/09 03:27 PM
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pk1616
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Not saying its the case here, but you guys have seen the condition of some of the meat dropped off with processors, which causes a significant amount of the "loss" people feel like they have from a processor. How the deer is cleaned, transported, etc all lead to how much meat you will get back. I don't know how big that 2 1/2 YO spike was, but where we are that would likely be in the 115 -120 lb range on the hoof (high end). Would probably get about 40 lbs total from a processor on a very clean animal of that size unless you are making sausage where you have adds. If you only take quarters it will be less. If shoulders are destroyed or meat is damaged in transport, etc., will be less. One of the processors I go to will tell the hunter when they are going to lose meat in the process, but I think most of them are too busy accepting deer to really do that.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: pk1616]
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12/09/09 03:43 PM
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killemall
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I have had really good experiences with the following processors and use them regular. Hals in Coleman, Hamiltons in Weatherford, Georges in Glen Rose. I liked the guy in Bluff Dale but he is gone. I have heard good things about Clays in Dublin from friends. pk1616 is right on about condition of animal and the adds. If you want more then maybe you should shoot bigger deer.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: wannafish?]
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12/09/09 08:45 PM
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Lazy L
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Be glad you got 14 lbs back. My son picked his (9 point buck) up from the processor in Rendon on FM 1187 after making 2 trips cause they couldn't find it also. When he finaly got the meat it was 6 packages of steak and 8 lbs of burger.
I am proud (and the processor is lucky) that he kept his conposure about it and marked it up to experiance not to go back. A few years ago he would have been calling me from jail. Are you talking about Lee's?
"Hey running' buddy what'll say to a twelve pack"
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: Lazy L]
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12/09/09 08:50 PM
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BenBob
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Before you use any processor, have them explain step by step the process they use for your deer, then have them explain step by step the process they have for keeping up with whose deer is whose deer. If they have trouble with either process, I would not use them. Organizational skills are needed to the max in this type of business.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/10/09 04:59 AM
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Sirrah243
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I have had really good experiences with the following processors and use them regular. Hals in Coleman, Hamiltons in Weatherford, Georges in Glen Rose. I liked the guy in Bluff Dale but he is gone. I have heard good things about Clays in Dublin from friends. pk1616 is right on about condition of animal and the adds. If you want more then maybe you should shoot bigger deer. I would love to shoot bigger deer, but it was necessary to cull the spike. I wouldn't want him to continue breeding.
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/10/09 01:12 PM
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6InARowMakeItGo
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Anybody ever try bay area processing on pasadena blvd in pasadena? Thinking of trying them this year, if i get to shoot anything. Dont do it! your in pearland take it to dorek's in santa fe
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/10/09 05:59 PM
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Jimbo
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80# deer
Head hooves, and hide= 25# Bones left over from boning out= 20#
Total yeild of useable meat=35#
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/10/09 06:27 PM
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john.sharp
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Maybee JDavis got some of your meant. HA HA
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/10/09 08:27 PM
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breid
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I'd call Horatio Cane from CSI Miami to do some DNA testing to make sure you even got the deer you shot.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/11/09 04:35 AM
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Sirrah243
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I'd call Horatio Cane from CSI Miami to do some DNA testing to make sure you even got the deer you shot.
Thats a good idea. We would have to dig up the hide and extract DNA from the hair folicles because 14 lbs. of ground meat dosen't last long around my place.
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
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12/12/09 07:20 AM
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rude
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Clays in Dublin is probably the best they even have a full meat market. Clay and Scott Estes are good people.
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Re: Bad experience with the processor
[Re: Lazy L]
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12/15/09 05:09 AM
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wannafish?
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Be glad you got 14 lbs back. My son picked his (9 point buck) up from the processor in Rendon on FM 1187 after making 2 trips cause they couldn't find it also. When he finaly got the meat it was 6 packages of steak and 8 lbs of burger.
I am proud (and the processor is lucky) that he kept his conposure about it and marked it up to experiance not to go back. A few years ago he would have been calling me from jail. Are you talking about Lee's? Not Lee's. It was YO or something like that.
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