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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This is the book for anyone who hunts, farms, or buys large quantities of meat. The author takes the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text is clear and easy-to-follow. Combined with 130 detailed illustrations by Elayne Sears, the reader is provided with complete, step-by-step instructions.
Here is everything you need to know:
- At what age to butcher an animal
- How to kill, skin, slaughter, and butcher
- How to dress out game in a field
- Salting, smoking, and preserving
- Tools, equipment, the setup
- More than thirty recipes using all kinds of meat
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| | Product Details | | Author: | John J. Mettler | | Paperback: | 208 pages | | Publisher: | Storey Publishing, LLC | | Publication Date: | January 10, 1986 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0882663917 | | Product Length: | 8.96 inches | | Product Width: | 6.04 inches | | Product Height: | 0.55 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.9 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 47 reviews |
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151 of 152 found the following review helpful:
 It's all here Sep 03, 2002
By Charles S. Holzheimer
"durnik150"
Put bluntly; killing and butchering animals is not a pleasant business. Anyone who has hunted or helped slaughter on a farm can attest to this. You just have to jump in and do it.
Ironically, or perhaps most fittingly, this book was written by a veterinarian. I had a couple of chuckles about that fact.
This is a very "how to" book, so is really not meant to be casually read. The information provided is practical and well presented to make the process easier.
The author handles what some may consider a sensitive subject with honesty and straight-forward thinking. He also provides numerous tips and how-tos when it comes to handling and butchering several different kinds of animals.
While every hunter may not need this book, it sure provides a lot of help and suggestions. If you are going to be butchering a wide variety of animals (pigs, cows, deer, etc.), this is definitely the book for you.
87 of 87 found the following review helpful:
 Very beneficial for the self suficiency minded person! Aug 11, 1999
By Travis J. Andersen
It helped me expand my knowlege of butchering wild game, namely venison! I could recommend this to the somewhat seasoned butcher as well as the novice! He also included some great idea's I can't wait to try for preserving different meats! My only complaint would be that the author did not explain the different quality of the cuts of meat(ie. tenderness) as well on the wild game as he did with the domestic animals. However, overall this book is well worth the cost and should be in any self-suficiency minded person's library!
79 of 79 found the following review helpful:
Where is the button for 10 stars? Apr 17, 2005
By Massimo Maddaloni
"Maddmax1"
Every now and then you come across a book which is right on the spot. It's written by someone who is willing and capable to share his/her wealth of knowledge in a CLEAR way. This is one of those few books. From beef to rabbit, from pork to deer it teaches how to butcher. I read it a few times, I bought a whole lamb (with hide and guts) and I butchered it. I wouldn't say I made a work of art but all the cuts are there: back legs roasts. racks, riblets, roasts, trimmings. Don't expect instruction on fancy cuts: it's not the purpose of this book. The need of a power saw is slightly understated, though. If you butcher a large animal and you are not Hulk-sized, you may want to get one ... Absolutely recommended.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
This Grizzly Adams thinks It is one of the best. Jun 17, 1999
I used this book to teach myself the basics of butchering many years ago and find it is a ready resource today. I butcher on a regular basis and would recommend this book to any man who has never put the knife to his own livestock before. One thing to remember about butchering is this, no book will ever give you the skills, you have to kill and cut to learn them.
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
A Must Have For Hunters Dec 15, 2003
By Mark Lochala
This is an excellent book. This should be a required purchase for everyone who takes to the woods in pursuit of wild game for the table. No more wasting meat or spending big money by taking your wild game to a professional meat processor, all you need to know is right here. I highly recommend this book, especially to hunters and outdoorsmen.
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