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Whose good. Been using trails end but quality is dropping

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Tuscaloosa, The Meat Locker in Fosters is good, but has gotten pricey. Birmingham, The Souths Finest Deer Processing is really good they are in Pelham though. Both are way better than Trails End in my opinion.

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Chopping block in west blocton off hwy 5


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Originally Posted By: twaldrop4
Whose good. Been using trails end but quality is dropping


I have a deer at Trails End right now. What's been your recent experience with them? I've been satisfied in the past.

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I have taken him a couple this year. They have a really strong smell when you cook it and take it out of the pack. I guess I shouldn't have said quality has gone down but I have never had it smell do strong from then before. But at the end of last year and this year it has been noticeable. We used to eat almost exclusively deer but my wife won't even try it it's so strong

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You still hunting over in Fayette/Lamar Counties?

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Originally Posted By: twaldrop4
I have taken him a couple this year. They have a really strong smell when you cook it and take it out of the pack. I guess I shouldn't have said quality has gone down but I have never had it smell do strong from then before. But at the end of last year and this year it has been noticeable. We used to eat almost exclusively deer but my wife won't even try it it's so strong


Thanks. I'll try to update with my experience when I get mine back in a week or so.

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Originally Posted By: twaldrop4
Whose good. Been using trails end but quality is dropping

Meat locker does good but like said above hes gotten a little high. I just started last year processing my own.

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Between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham the best I have used is Chopping Block.

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Bamarich. I am not in Lamar anymore I hunt on the sipsey on hwy 171. I wish I was closer to Lamar because I loved chops.

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Heard a bunch about the chopping block mostly good but my experience with them well I'll just say i don't and won't ever use them again and leave it at that..like superspike said i just process my own now little time consuming but its worth it to me

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Chopping Block or South's finest deer processor. South's finest for specialty items like sausage and snack sticks. Chopping Block for bacon ranch burger!

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Wilderness Processing and Taxidermy in Green Pond did two for me last year and I was pleased.

I plan to take one to South's Finest for specialty items this season but for burgers/steaks I was very pleased with Wilderness and will use again.


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Thanks I appreciate the input.

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Gamecutters, McCalla. I understand Junior has taken it back over. Always had good meat when he ran it.


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trails end next to lowes in bessemer

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trails end next to lowes in bessemer



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I've used Edmondson's in Alabaster last couple of years and been pleased.

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