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Originally Posted by ctd
I give some peperoni and steaks to my family, I also receive halibut and Salmon from them. It is kinda an exchange. Neither party expects it.
As for my buddies if we shoot something we split the cost of butchering.
Although we give away some meat here and there it usually isn't a large cost.
If I had a friend who was on a fixed income, disabled or what not or did not hunt. I would try to involve them some how, even if they came out on a day trip with me one day to look for tracks. (I wouldnt expect them to pay). It would be a good day out quadding and walking in the woods.
I would have no problem accepting money from someone to cover the cost of Professional Butchering. After all that is not hunting, that is a third party cost.
My thoughts are, if you can go out and enjoy a sport that you enjoy then pass on some enjoyment to your friend and family in the form of fresh meat then awesome. If you can pass on the basic need and help a person who is less fortunate then yourself then my hat is off to you, you have my utmost respect.
After all Hunting and Fishing is about passing on the Riches of the land to those who own it. For all to enjoy.
In closing if your in a situation where times are tight and it would be better for others to help with your costs then it should not be a problem to ask to cover some of the Butchering.
If that meat has been in your freezer for a year and you just want to pay fo ryour next trip then maybe you shouldnt go hunting this year.
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I have a stack of tags from last year which means my wife and I just bought an Elk and Bison package yesterday.
Thankfully none of my friends are in a position where they need handouts but I would definitely help them out with free meat if that were required.
The meat that I would be giving friends would be at the time of processing. It's not me cleaning out my freezer so I can hunt again and that's why I don't think there should be a problem with them sharing the cost of processing. Seems silly to me to send meat for processing only to get it back and give away 100 pounds right away.
I'm not rich but also not poor. Having said that I also can't afford to pay $3-400 to have meat processed only to give away to freinds. Cost sharing is something that I would let them know before hand.
Maybe the question I should have asked is can someone help me put this much meat in the freezer.
Thanks for the comments thus far and I will continue to read.