venison shipping question

[tommyc50]

hi , everyone i have a friend who would like to ship venison to calfornia to his duaghter vacuum packed we dont know how to ship i know fed ex or ups but thats it any ideas or info would greatly appeicated 

[Marion]

Probably going to want to send it overnight, can get quite pricey. 

[beachpeaz]

Styrofoam coaler with dry ice.  Duct tape the crap out of it so it doesn't get opened.  Make sure that the meat is frozen prior to packing it.  It will ship just fine.  Dry ice will last easily 5 days, and since it is already frozen, you can get over a week out of it.  Ship on a Monday so you don't have the extra 2 weekend "non-shipping' days that it sits around.

 

I have done it many times.

[beachpeaz]

no need to ship it overnight.  Pack it well.

[jjb4900]

Probably going to want to send it overnight, can get quite pricey. 

yeah, I was going to ship last year within NY and it was pretty expensive to get it there overnight....but it also depends on how much you're shipping.

[beachpeaz]

Especially since it will weigh a lot with the dry ice and venison.  Those would be some expensive steaks the time you got to eat them!  Regular ground will suffice, just do the due diligence in preparing it for shipping.

[tommyc50]

thank you i got more info from you guys than calling fed ex !! called and got a run around wanted me to open a acct. isaid i just want to ship meat to california thats all my friend is goiing to the ups store to get more info

[Five Seasons]

beach nailed it. That's the way to go. you pay for the weight of course, but still cheaper than grocery store beef when it's all said and done. Consider maybe bringing it on the plane during travel? I think you can do that.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Belo

[jjb4900]

I would definitely ship overnight or 2nd day......I recently shipped standard to Colorado (used both UPS & USPS) and the average was 7 days, with the package sitting around on Sundays due to no shipping.

http://compass.ups.com/tips-for-shipping-with-dry-ice-or-gel-packs/

[beachpeaz]

I own a business and we ship millions of dollars through UPS and FedEx a year.

 

It depends on where it is going.  It can be a longer shipping time to CO than CA simply due to "remote shipping"

 

It is standard 5 days ground to most California locations.  You can always pay for either a express delivery (which is more money, but chepaer than next day) or pay for a Saturday delivery to give you a 6th shipping day.

 

I will regress to what I said before, prepared properly (frozen, packed well and put in the proper cooler with dry ice), it will still be frozen upon its arrival.

 

Keep in mind also you are shipping during winter, so it is all "cold storage" while on their vehicles!!  Its not like it will be sitting in a 90 degree truck for a week.

 

And to Belo's comment, yes, you can take it on the plane.  I've done that many, many times.  There are ZERO regulations about transporting meat on a plane.  if you are flying, pay the extra $25 or $50 "baggage" fee and just bring it with you.  its better than next-day, it is same day!

[turkeyfeathers]

Styrofoam coaler with dry ice.  Duct tape the crap out of it so it doesn't get opened.  Make sure that the meat is frozen prior to packing it.  It will ship just fine.  Dry ice will last easily 5 days, and since it is already frozen, you can get over a week out of it.  Ship on a Monday so you don't have the extra 2 weekend "non-shipping' days that it sits around.

 

I have done it many times.

This ^

 

Have friend who has shipped us wild caught haddock and salmon from AK this way. It comes from Kodiak , AK so that itself adds time to the mainland of AK . It gets here still frozen and that was in summer.