Butchering Course?

[Bulldog Edm]

I was just wondering if anyone knew of a place or person that teach of to butcher a deer, elk ...?

[Luckwell]

Olds College. Not sure how long you want to do it for though, and what kind of time you want to put towards it. I think they were 8 or 12 weeks. Can't remember exactly


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[HowSwedeItIs]

I had heard that NAIT offers a course like that

[coyotekiller]

Both nait and olds offer it for 14 weeks.

[Bulldog Edm]

I was thinking more of a weekend course. I don't want to become a butcher. I just want to learn how to butcher my own kills. I can't afford to take 14 weeks off work. If I could I would most likely spend it fishing and hunting.

[Bergerboy]

Youtube. Its a lot easier than you think. If you can, get a mentor. Have lots of sharp knives, stainless steel buckets, vinegar, a good grinder and a vacuum sealer.

[newhunterjp]

Youtube scott rea project

[gatesniffer]

Michael Cross on youtube is great. He breaks down a side of beef through various videos. it is done slowly and methodically

[The moose]

there are several places in Calgary that offer such a course specifically for this. Thought about doing one several times.

problem is....I dont remember where it was.

for some reason I believe Jimbows offered one once.

Edit: okay maybe not several. I think it was ctr refrigeration that was doing it when I saw it.

[rookiemoosehunter]

CTR offers what your looking for I believe.

[wildwoods]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEucUy1KfnY great video

mcclendon country meats on youtube is also great. I've combined them both for how I butcher.

[ManitobaSlim]

about 5 years ago sait was offering a short butchering course of 3 or 4 days. I regret not taking it. not sure if they still do or if maybe nait had the same thing.

[Jack&7]

Originally Posted by rookiemoosehunter

CTR offers what your looking for I believe.

Bingo....CTR does awesome courses...butchering....sausage making...etc.

[Power engineer]

Originally Posted by newhunterjp

Youtube scott rea project

Glad someone posted this, he has some great videos and is very skilled.

Here's a link below for Saits butchery for hunters 6 hour course, although it isn't until December...

http://register.sait.ca/saitApp/cale...artTerm=000000

Also here's a link for Naits meat cutting 12 hour course, which looks awesome actually.

http://www.nait.ca/course_remg501.htm

Happy cutting!

[Mhunter51]

I believe Atlas Butcher Supply used to do some consumer courses like the one your looking for. Also did a sausage making course.

[Sooner]

Originally Posted by Jack&7

Bingo....CTR does awesome courses...butchering....sausage making...etc.

Friends did this, hands on and you get to make sausage too.

[hippietrekker]

Originally Posted by newhunterjp

Youtube scott rea project

Scott Rea has some exceptional videos, I have learned a lot from them. Keep in mind he butchers Muntjac and Roe deer which are smaller than our species - still, applicable to Whitetail and Mule all the same.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by coyotekiller

Both nait and olds offer it for 14 weeks.

14 weeks to teach a person how to cut up a deer?

[gs100bert]

Originally Posted by Bulldog Edm

I was thinking more of a weekend course. I don't want to become a butcher. I just want to learn how to butcher my own kills. I can't afford to take 14 weeks off work. If I could I would most likely spend it fishing and hunting.

there is a guy in pincher creek that will teach you. it's a long way to drive from edmonton but you bring the freshly killed skinned deer an we can make it happen.

[Xiph0id]

I found hands on training from a veteran hunter was priceless compare to videos.

But they certainly don't hurt.

[Bulldog Edm]

Thanks everybody for the great information.

Originally Posted by Xiph0id

I found hands on training from a veteran hunter was priceless compare to videos.

But they certainly don't hurt.

I don't have an experienced hunter to learn from. All my family that hunts is in Ontario. I wish I had someone here to learn from. Would cut my learning process way down.

[Madmax2000]

Originally Posted by Jack&7

Bingo....CTR does awesome courses...butchering....sausage making...etc.

New guy here. What's CTR?

[Icon]

CTR is in Calgary. It is a refridgeration company. They have a side business for butchering/hunter supplies.

Go to http://www.ctrca.com/ There is a link to the Hunter stuff there.

Or just go to http://highcaliberproducts.com/

The link for their butchering/sausage making classes are here

[Johnny Huntnfish]

Did the butchering class at CTR. A few hours with Chris last year..think he's an instructor at SAIT or NAIT or something....butchered up some pigs step by step. I think they only offer 1 or 2 butchering classes a year and they fill up quick. They also do sausage making classes throughout the year that are a little easier to get into if you get in early enough.

I would give them a shout and get on the list

[Johnny Huntnfish]

Also ask them about the Cool-bot. A little refrigeration unit that they make custom at CTR....just to put in little walk-in meat coolers, specifically for hunters and a whole lot cheaper then a standard top-drop unit.

[Madmax2000]

Originally Posted by Icon

CTR is in Calgary. It is a refridgeration company. They have a side business for butchering/hunter supplies.

Go to http://www.ctrca.com/ There is a link to the Hunter stuff there.

Or just go to http://highcaliberproducts.com/

The link for their butchering/sausage making classes are here

Thanks Ikon

[troutbug]

Originally Posted by walking buffalo

14 weeks to teach a person how to cut up a deer?

Its butchering everything, all cuts and you work in the butcher store in NAIT. When I was there for trades school not 1 person had anything bad to say about the program and they teach you alot more than the basics thats for sure.

[Doodle30]

YouTube McClendon Meats. I like their videos. There is a video on boning out and then separate videos on cutting the individual steaks, roasts etc.

Seems the Scott Rea videos are good so I think I'll that video as well.

[rmenaar]

Originally Posted by Doodle30

YouTube McClendon Meats. I like their videos. There is a video on boning out and then separate videos on cutting the individual steaks, roasts etc.

Seems the Scott Rea videos are good so I think I'll that video as well.

Both those are good.

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[agentsmith]

I butchered my deer for the first time last year. I did the CTR butchering/sausage combo class, and it was decent, though only the sausage part was actually hands-on, and you just watched the instructor during the butchering part.

Then I watched a bunch of different videos on YouTube, including McClendon Meats and Scott Rea as others mentioned above. It's worth watching several different ones, as there's different options to cutting the same parts depending on what you want. Scott Rea has done several deer videos, and he's good for showing you some of the more fancy options.

The basics aren't hard, the different sections are pretty easily separated by following the natural seams. But take the time to learn what the different sections are called and what the best options are for each. One thing I learned from my first time was to not bother trying to bone out the shanks. By the time you trim out all the white junk, there's very little meat left. Just leave them whole and cook them like a lamb shank, or cut them into discs for osso bucco.