Belleville's is closed? The one down at the north Baltimore exit off 75? Place looked open couple days ago but I could be wrong.

 

Yes, Belleville's in North Baltimore is closed the Sentinel ran a story this past summer. I just call their shop in Bowling Green They will only process deboned meat. They will still make Landjaegers and jerky.

 

Would rather butcher my own deer. You never know if you are getting your der back or someone else deer. Plus they charge way to much to butcher a deer. I rather put the $100 in my own pocket then theirs. I may not get fancy cuts but I get the job done. I get roasts, steaks and ground burger all put up in 1lb packages.

 

I agree. There are some great processors out there but I have seen some bad ones and gotten some questionable meat back (in terms of hair, bone fragments, etc...) I started doing my own 2 years ago and I won't have it any other way. I went in with a buddy of mine and we bought a nice LEM grinder. I found the ground meat bags cheap in bulk online as well as freezer paper cheap in bulk. I can cut the meat the way I like it. I trim all of the fat and sinew off, no bones, no hair, etc.. I can also package it how I like. I get my steaks and tenderloins cut up the way I like it and can package it in portions for cooking for 2-3 people. If I have more than that I just pull out more packages.

Thanks mlayers for your response. i have all the gear to do this so i might as well but then again i didn't get the name lazybones for nothing. haha !!!!

It is a lot of work to process deer haha. There are times when I am doing it that I wish I would have just paid the money to have someone else doing it...but the end result is so much better IMO. I like being able to know where my deer has been every step of the way from the moment I kill it, to field dressing, skinning and processing it to the freezer...but those late nights sitting over a table cutting up a deer after being up since 5 in the morning really wears on you sometimes

 

Thanks mlayers for your response. i have all the gear to do this so i might as well but then again i didn't get the name lazybones for nothing. haha !!!!

 

I have been going to Pettisville meats for deer processing. They do a superb job and vacuum seal your meats. Hay also do specialty meats. That are over by Wauseon. Check out their website. It's worth the drive. I live near waterville.

 

I have been going to Pettisville meats for deer processing. They do a superb job and vacuum seal your meats. They also do specialty meats. They are over by Wauseon. Check out their website. It's worth the drive. I live near waterville.

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