Processing a Buffalo

[Sneaky]

I am excited to say I'm going to be harvesting a female buffalo off a ranch at the end of the month with my bow! The buff is said to weigh around 750-800, and as such, should yield about 350lbs of meat, I'm told.

What do you recommend for processing? I'm an extremely experienced butcher when it comes to quartering and processing everything from deer to hogs, rams and even a Sable. However, this is a much larger animal than any of those, and I want to make sure the finished products look excellent.

What do y'all recommend I do?

I'm also planning to euro the head and have the full hide tanned to be a throw for my bed, if the hide looks decent.

[talltexasshoote]

Buffalo ribeye and or prime rib is absolutely amazing.

[dawgkllr]

Cordless sawzall with an extra battery. Oh, and lots of butcher paper!!!

[rbsears]

I got nothing, but, I'm totally following this thread!

[Sneaky]

Cordless sawzall with an extra battery. Oh, and lots of butcher paper!!!

I'm definitely planning on those two things!!

[AntlerCollector]

Is this a hunt you are going on and hope to kill a buffalo? It sounds like it's a done deal. If you have a ban saw they are great for butchering. I've done a couple elk and one cow before. I would think beef cuts would be pretty much the same as a buffalo.

[Sneaky]

Buffalo ribeye and or prime rib is absolutely amazing.

I want to make whole prime rib roasts for sure. I'm just imagining a massive five bone prime rib roast, slathered in butter, garlic and rosemary! Oh, and the au jus! I think I'm going to faint... lol

[Sneaky]

Is this a hunt you are going on and hope to kill a buffalo? It sounds like it's a done deal. If you have a ban saw they are great for butchering. I've done a couple elk and one cow before. I would think beef cuts would be pretty much the same as a buffalo.

It is a done deal, for the most part. They need the buff removed from the ranch because it's tearing up feeders, and it's on 700 acres of high fence. So we're going to drive around, glass it up, then I'll hop out and put the stalk on it.

I have a German Kinetics 125gr Silver Flame at the end of my Black Eagle Carnivore 250 just waiting for it....

[AntlerCollector]

I still miss my ex, but my aim is getting better!

[talltexasshoote]

Bring it to Lubbock and I will cook it perfectly medium rare for you. You will instantly know why the plains Indians risked their lives to kill buffalo.

[talltexasshoote]

I have had buffalo flank cooked for fajitas before. It was excellent as well.

[Felix40]

Sounds like you have it under control. I suspect if the buffalo weighs what they are saying you will end up with a little less meat but that should still be great.

[Sneaky]

I imagine doing the "Wholesale cuts" work with a recip saw and a tractor front loaded would be doable at the ranch, and then load those cuts in big coolers and do the retail cuts at home, yeah?

[Storm]

How did you find this hunt?

[Flint knapper]

You guys are making me hungry!