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I'd like to start getting a taste for wilder meats. I never grew up hunting, its now something I want to begin taking part in, but first I would like to start getting a taste for the meat because that would be one of the big reasons for me to hunt in the first place. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I could begin to purchase deer meat? 

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You can order farm raised venison online but it's expensive.  Then again, when you figure in hunting costs, its expensive to kill wild deer too.   

Far more so. Have to love that often used argument (esp on here) of hunting to feed the family. Guessing when you're too stupid to do math you're too dumb to understand the results as well.


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there always a friend that hunts can give you or prepare it for you no one in my family will touch it so i make it for my neighbors also depending where you live theres always a charity beast feast the features only wild game venison buffalo and elk and moose

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You can certainly hunt to offset grocery costs.  Once you own the basic tools for hunting it really doesn't have to be that expensive.  Last rifle season I hunted on family land, bought my license, and fired one bullet.  Pretty cheap.  If you had to buy 40-60 lbs of organic beef it would cost you plenty.  I don't see anything stupid about hunting to feed your family.  Maybe you're just doing it wrong.

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Since the local deer population exploded in western NY, and the state loosened up on the DMP's (we can get 4 now), I have been able to feed my family cheaper from wild game than I can from purchased meat.  After subtracting all foodplot input, licence, and ammunition costs, boneless venison came in at less than $1.00 per pound last season.  We raised beef for seven gerations on our family farms, but were not able to produce it that cheap in the last 50 years, even without adjusting for inflation. 

That "organic" venison also tastes as good as the beef and is much better for you.  We put (6) deer in the freezers last year, including (2) bucks. That should be plenty to see us thru to next season.   I have given a lot away already.  My boss at work just told me last week how good the backstrap was that I gave him (along with a roast and some grind). 

You are getting into hunting for the right reason, as God designed us to be meat-eating predators with our eyes in front of our heads and canine teeth. I feel sorry for those folks who only hunt deer for the "sport", or for the antlers.   Many of them have no clue how to handle or prepare the meat after they get it, which probably puts a bad taste in their mouth. 

If you know any cops on Long Island, they may be able to set you up with a road kill.  Many are killed from a broken neck when they run into the side of a car.  Those are the best, with minimal meat-damage.

 

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"Hey Larry, right now I'm living in Queens, NY"

This could get you started:

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9 hours ago, ccorvo25 said:

Hey Larry, right now I'm living in Queens, NY. 

Well that's a bit of a drive , although our one daughter is right now in Brooklyn for the week end . She didn't bring any deer meat though .

as far as cheap meat , ya if it's a hobby you'll spend a ton on it. Then there is my one friend bought a JC Higgens bolt action shotgun at a garage sale in the late '70s for $17. He still uses it .... Along with his Dad's old orange coat . He has one ladderstand he bought years ago. Kills a couple deer each year and cuts them up in his garage.  If he spent $50 bucks a year, on deer hunting ( other then lic.) I'd be shocked .

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Far more so. Have to love that often used argument (esp on here) of hunting to feed the family. Guessing when you're too stupid to do math you're too dumb to understand the results as well.


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Expensive for some. Not expensive for others. Doesn't have to be expensive. We choose to make it expensive.


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10 minutes ago, aboa13 said:


Expensive for some. Not expensive for others. Doesn't have to be expensive. We choose to make it expensive.


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Agree,  Shotgun $300/ Lightfield slugs $15/box/ trailcams $120 per/ hunting clothes on any given day $300-400/ boots $150 and I'm not even scratching the surface on how much venison costs per pound .

But the time in the woods is absolutely priceless !! And we'd rather eat venison over beef any day. And Wegmans frowns upon me shooting a slab of beef in aisle 5.

 

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Agree,  Shotgun $300/ Lightfield slugs $15/box/ trailcams $120 per/ hunting clothes on any given day $300-400/ boots $150 and I'm not even scratching the surface on how much venison costs per pound .
But the time in the woods is absolutely priceless !! And we'd rather eat venison over beef any day. And Wegmans frowns upon me shooting a slab of beef in aisle 5.
 

I feel the same way. I prefer venison over beef as well. I also love being in the woods. A perfect season for me is to tag out on the last day of the season. So I can enjoy all three months of the season.


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Agree,  Shotgun $300/ Lightfield slugs $15/box/ trailcams $120 per/ hunting clothes on any given day $300-400/ boots $150 and I'm not even scratching the surface on how much venison costs per pound .
But the time in the woods is absolutely priceless !! And we'd rather eat venison over beef any day. And Wegmans frowns upon me shooting a slab of beef in aisle 5.
 

I feel the same way. I prefer venison over beef as well. I also love being in the woods. A perfect season for me is to tag out on the last day of the season. So I can enjoy all three months of the season.


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29 minutes ago, ccorvo25 said:

Awesome, I'm in Ridgewood. I'd love to take it off your hands if it's not a problem.

If you want to make pulled venison bbq sammiches. Throw that roast in the crockpot, add a pack of the powdered  beef onion soup mix, a bottle of rootbeer and a bottle of bbq sauce. I may be forgetting a small ingredient or two so you may want to google it. Someone on here a while back post this recipe.  Cook overnight on low. Killer !

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38 minutes ago, aboa13 said:


Expensive for some. Not expensive for others. Doesn't have to be expensive. We choose to make it expensive.


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Absolutely correct. Other than license fees I have spent very little on hunting in the past twenty years. Reloading supplies, and processing gear like baggies, tape, and wrapping paper... Oh and $0.25 on diesel fuel for the tractor for every one I drag outta my woods. Everything else hunting-related that I might spend money on is just for entertainment.

PS. Probably the biggest expense is running the freezer, but that would be required for store-bought food as well.

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