Wild game processing with the family

[Dick284]

With both our children and their mates having this weekend off we decided it was time to get after sausage, jerky, and pre made burger making.

It started Tuesday evening with Mrs D and I bringing all the un processed game out of the deep freezers.



I booked Friday off work and with the Pit Boss and his gal both being off we began production about 9 am.
8 pounds ground and pressed goose jerky
12 pounds goose pepperoni sticks
25 pounds maple breakfast deer
25 pounds hot Italian deer
25 pounds pizza pepperoni deer
12 pounds chorizo deer



The daughter and son in law with grandson in tow, arrived about 7 pm Friday.

We started Saturday with removing the goose jerky from the smoker, as we started it at bed time, then we started the pizza pepperoni and goose sticks in the smokers.

We mixed up 12 pounds of Italian sausage ground deer, 12 pounds of maple breakfast deer patty’s, and 65 pounds of pre seasoned deer /beef burgers.

A few hours more for some of the pepperoni, and today will be done




Tomorrow will be the final washing of the tables in at the car wash, and slicing the pizza pepperoni.

[colt45]

Nice lookin set up , looks organized
Nothing like getting the family together to process the meat

[Dom4]

Awesome thread here! I really love to hunt but I would say getting everyone together to do the meat processing might even rival the actual hunting for me.

The only thing I think you missed including is a beverage of your choice while working.

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by Dom4

Awesome thread here! I really love to hunt but I would say getting everyone together to do the meat processing might even rival the actual hunting for me.

The only thing I think you missed including is a beverage of your choice while working.

It wasn’t missed, trust me.

[Moo Snukkle]

Truly sorry I missed out on helping. Looks like it went off without a hitch. Hope I get an invite next year.

[waldedw]

Looks great, that's some fine eats your doing there, nice to see the consumers getting in on the manufacture process

[Savage Bacon]

I bet you're glad that big job is done. It's nice having kids to help with the labour. What a delicious menu!

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[DiabeticKripple]

Nice!

I made a pile of sausage by myself this year.

30lbs of Spicy Italian
30lbs of Jalapeno Cheddar Bacon Smokies
15lbs of Jalapeno Cheddar pepperoni snack sticks
15lbs of Country Style Breakfast Sausage
15lbs of Garlic Sausage

I used Duncan Henry's recipes from his youtube videos, and each and every sausage is killer. Like holy sh!t good.

I blended my deer and elk 50/50 and then added pure pork fat to get the proper ratios.

[Phil McCracken]

Very awesome for the family getting together for this! Good on you and enjoy!

As for me, making tag soup for tonight...

[sns2]

Way to go bud. Pass on a hello to Richie for me. That goose hunt we had together with those fellers rates at the top for sheer entertainment and excitement. LOL.

[Greatwest]

That’s awesome. I miss those days with my dad and my brothers and all our families back in Sask.

It won’t be long and your grandson will be in there helping and getting his hands in the nice cold ooey gooey meat. Then few more years after that you will have an extra deer to process. Pretty sure that boy will be sitting in on one of Grandpa’s blind adventures.

[sns2]

Originally Posted by Greatwest

That’s awesome. I miss those days with my dad and my brothers and all our families back in Sask.

It won’t be long and your grandson will be in there helping and getting his hands in the nice cold ooey gooey meat. Then few more years after that you will have an extra deer to process. Pretty sure that boy will be sitting in on one of Grandpa’s blind adventures.

The waterfowl blind too!

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by Greatwest

That’s awesome. I miss those days with my dad and my brothers and all our families back in Sask.

It won’t be long and your grandson will be in there helping and getting his hands in the nice cold ooey gooey meat. Then few more years after that you will have an extra deer to process. Pretty sure that boy will be sitting in on one of Grandpa’s blind adventures.

We have a powered meat mixer, so frozen hands is a thing of the past. The only hands on part is filling the sausage stuffer, or when making pressed burgers.

The thought of the grandson and his involvement in our families passionate pursuits, in the near future, warms my heart to a great degree.