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What part of the deer would you say this cut of meat come from? I know its hard to tell from a pic but give it your best shot.

Looks to me like the neck.

Kinda what I was thinking, I picked a deer up from a deer processor Friday that my daughter had killed a couple weeks ago. I got two of these for the backstraps..LOL....

No one processes my deer but me.

And now the wife.

If you had an end view of the cut I could tell you if it was a back strap or not.
How heavy was the deer?

Field dressed 146 lbs

I'll go ahead and say thats not a back strap....thats not the way they strip em out, that looks like a fillet'd peice of meat.. Besides, there isn't that much meat on the rib cage next em. Make a good roast tho.
Congrats to your daughter.

Thanks, I guess I'll take the time and cut my own from now own.LOL.....

It's not chops, is it? Are there rib bones on the other side that we cannot see?

I wouldn't do it any other way. It can be a PITA sometimes, but it is worth it....

No, what you are seeing in the pic is where I separated two muscles and left them connected on one side. I have cut a bunch of backstraps out of deer and this isn't a backstrap. LOL....

I have a good time doing mine. I'm never in a hurry and enjoy a good whiskey whilst doing it. Unfortunately I had forgotten that I gave me last grinder to a pard and I'm currently grinderless. Cabelas should have a new one to me later this week...

Is it that little football shaped roast on the hind leg?

I can see a grinder and vac sealer being purchased soon.

The whiskey is a given, it's the "hurry" part that is the kicker, as I generally try to get 2-3 deer in a time span of 3-4 days to make it worth dragging out the grinder and equipment. It can make for rather long butchering and packaging session sometimes. Did get to watch both Blackhawk Down and Ghost and the Darkness the other day when I cut up three....

I guess the old saying holds true, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." LOL..... But I really was wanting some backstrap tomorrow. I'm off work until Jan.7 so I guess I can take out my hidden anger on a couple does this week. LOL......

Yep, good luck keepin after em....either sex opens up here in TN tommorrow in alot of countys...
Weve put up 17 so far this year.

Even if one is going to take part of the deer to have burger/sausage made, I don't know why you wouldn't pull the backstraps and tenderloins.

Yeah I live and hunt in Unit L in TN so its 3 doe a day. I usually put 3 in the freezer every year. I'm kinda behind but plan on stacking them up next couple weeks. I have spent most of the season trying to get my daughter on a good buck and hunting two particular bucks that have eluded me so far. I have some incentive to do some killing now.LOL.....Hope yall have a good rest of the season.