Before I begin let me say it was my fault completely for not asking the processor what the cost would be prior to dropping off my deer. I have noone to blame but myself. All I can do at this point is share my story so hopefully it will help someone else not fall into same situation as I did.
I dropped off three deer this past week at a processor close to my house (lease is only 55 minutes from house so all I ever do is field dress and drive them there).
This time all I wanted done was deer skinned, quartered bone in and back straps cut out. That was it nothing more. The place had always been very fair before and I was relying on my memory which I believed was 80 a deer for this service. Well yesterday I picked up the deer and lady at register told me total and I just about fell out. $115 a deer. I talked to mgr and told him I thought that was too high but got nowhere and I had no choice but to pay (again was my fault for not asking). I told him "I know now and will keep that in mind in the future".
The place I took the meat to get processed in new braunfels (and where I will now be taking my deer in future to get everything done since they are only 10 minutes farther from other place only charges $75 per deer vs $115. They in a round about way told me I just got violated
place I go in ne texas charges 65 per deer.
So moral to story is no matter how long you have been using a processor always ask. I know before next season I will be doing price checks for sure.
And for those that want to ask why don't you just do it yourself - its because I rather spend the extra money to have someone else do it and use the time it would take me to skin and quarter to do other things. I guess I am lazy in that regard
I dropped off three deer this past week at a processor close to my house (lease is only 55 minutes from house so all I ever do is field dress and drive them there).
This time all I wanted done was deer skinned, quartered bone in and back straps cut out. That was it nothing more. The place had always been very fair before and I was relying on my memory which I believed was 80 a deer for this service. Well yesterday I picked up the deer and lady at register told me total and I just about fell out. $115 a deer. I talked to mgr and told him I thought that was too high but got nowhere and I had no choice but to pay (again was my fault for not asking). I told him "I know now and will keep that in mind in the future".
The place I took the meat to get processed in new braunfels (and where I will now be taking my deer in future to get everything done since they are only 10 minutes farther from other place only charges $75 per deer vs $115. They in a round about way told me I just got violated
place I go in ne texas charges 65 per deer.So moral to story is no matter how long you have been using a processor always ask. I know before next season I will be doing price checks for sure.
And for those that want to ask why don't you just do it yourself - its because I rather spend the extra money to have someone else do it and use the time it would take me to skin and quarter to do other things. I guess I am lazy in that regard
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