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paulc:
How many of you folks take the neck meat?  And how do you handle it? I always feel like I am wasting a lot of meat when I don't take anything from the neck but I have always assumed there was a lot of ligaments, tendons, etc up there that made for a lot of work prepping or a lot of chewing:-)

I always take both shoulders, both back legs, the back straps, the t-loins inside and in front of the hips, and I typically take the ribs as well.  Part of the ethic for me is using as much of the deer as possible so I have been wondering about the neck meat.  Thanks for any advice you have. 

And happy new year, I hope everyone comes through the celebrations none the worse for wear.

Paulc

Cameroo:
I take the neck meat, it only takes a few minutes to get it off.  I just throw it in with the rest of the sausage meat.  It gets ground up, so it doesn't really matter how chewy it is.

HoBow:
I watched some guys from louisiana clean a deer once and the vultures were annoyed with what little was left :D they took it ALL!

bowtarist:
I take the neck meat off the top side, but not from the throat side, like Cameroo, grind it.  I usually take any meaty stuff that I'm not going to use and freez it in small bags, the ones veggies come in from the grocery if I have them, and every once in awhile throw the dog a meatsicle.  She loves it and I waste very little.  ;)

sonny:
A buddy of mine makes BBQ out of the neck meat. cooked in a crockpot with some vinegar and water 'til it
falls off of the bones makes for a fine meal!

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