Butcher shops in arizona?

azdeserthunter · Oct 17, 2009

Anybody got recomendations for a place to take deer/elk/wild game for a cut and wrap in arizona? Specifically Bullhead city area or fairly close to kingman area?

TipMOver · Oct 17, 2009

Mark Fell in Kingman. He's great. Does his work out of his garage but has the full setup with a big walk-in. He's the meat manager at Smiths(?)in Havasu or Bullhead, cant remember exactly.

azdeserthunter · Oct 17, 2009

Do you know what he charges for a elk or deer?

zslayer · Oct 17, 2009

Perkinsville meat in Chino Valley AZ, I have been to a lot of meat processors and they are buy far the cleanest and best I have ever been too.

TipMOver · Oct 17, 2009

My buddy just used him for his archery elk last month and I think it was $160 for cut and wrap.

azbuster · Oct 18, 2009

What is his phone number or email? TipMOver

azdeserthunter · Oct 21, 2009

Thanks everyone for the replies. Great.

oz31p · Nov 17, 2009

i was also wondering if there were any in the phx area. the ones ive used have always been up north or down south.

Trailboss325 · Nov 20, 2009

Whatever you do or where you go, do not use 4 peaks on Bell rd and 19th Ave, they are the worst butchers by far that I have ever had the displeasure to do business with. Last year I had my deer cut by them, and they left hair bone frags, and the fat was not trimed as I requested. This year I took will take my animals to Flagstaff, there are several really good places

Good Luck
The Boss

msolocam · Nov 20, 2009

+1 for perkinsville in chino valley. definately an A+ operation

oz31p · Nov 20, 2009

is there any where in phx worth going to???

EdleBrock · Nov 20, 2009

Can't recommend Southwest Processing. Others may have had luck though.

Too bad about Four Peaks. I've heard good things but never used them.

Cut out your own backstraps and tenderloins. It's not hard to do and you know you get yours. .

PhoenixDave · Nov 20, 2009

I echo everything which has been said on this post so far. Perkins Meat does excellent work. Four Peaks is hit/miss. In Flagstaff, I have had excellent results from Flagstaff Custom Meats.

huntazido · Nov 21, 2009

Please do NOT use 4 peaks processing on Bell rd. I have never had a good experience with them. One year they kept leaving messages on my phone that I needed to pick up my elk or they were going to give it away. The bad thing about this is that I had picked up my elk 8 weeks earlier. I'm guessing I got someone elses elk and someone got mine?

Last year was the worst to date. I shot a cow elk during archery season. Good shot back of lung area. Arrow went through the rib area and did not hit a major muscle group. I had the elk cut and quartered within 2 hours of shot. Put elk in cooler over night and took to 4 peaks first thing in the AM. This time, on the advice of my friend, I weighed the bags of meat before I dropped them off. I had 179 lbs of meat I dropped off with them. When I picked up the elk I had 117 lbs of meat.

I take a lot of pride and time in taking care of my game meat after I kill an animal. It it very clean and I cut out all the bad stuff.

I refuse to ever use them again and I will tell others not to use them. I think the only reason they are still in business is because they are convenient. At least that is why I used them 5 or 6 times. Everytime I picked up my meat I was disappointed by the QTY, the price they charged and I never felt confident that I was getting my animal and my animal only.

Bad meat cutters are responsible for their own demise. People are getting smarter and getting their own equipment and cutting their own. While I have not killed anything since that last cow elk, I am prepared to cut up my own animal if I have to. This way I have nobody to blame but myself.
I have no sympathy for bad service.

Gator · Nov 22, 2009

wish I could find the phone number for the guy I used in Payson he was great, he was located pass the airport. Does the meatcutting thing at his house, He did a outstanding job hope to use him next time we draw.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

muleymaniac · Nov 22, 2009

mr azido- I'd like to know since you weighed your cut up elk - 179 lbs - was this deboned meat - Did the meat you recieve have all the dones in it ? Did you get ribs cut or just put that meat into burger - you got back 117 lbs - so you lost approx 62 lbs of elk? do you think it was meat bones or trim - - interesting - MM

huntazido · Nov 22, 2009

I gave them 4 quarters with the bone in and bone was cut at knee joints. I also gave them bone-less neck meat and rib meat. I kept the back straps and tenderloin and cut it up myself into steaks. I requested that they make everything I gave them into Hamburger. I also requested soot to be added to the hamburger.

I fully expect to lose some lbs due to bone loss and moisture loss. However, I should not lose as much as I did. The neighbor who told me to weigh my meat before I dropped it off had a similar experience. He will no longer use them either.

I believe he now uses the guy in Payson that Gator mentioned. It is a butcher that works out of his and he has been very happy with him ever since he switched.

Gator · Nov 25, 2009

I lost his number so if you have it PLEASE sent it to me THANKS

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

huntazido · Dec 7, 2009

Gator,
The guy in Payson that my neighbor used is Ron Beuring

928-474-5544

He is out by the airport.

oz31p · Dec 8, 2009

i just picked up from wilcox meat packing company. so far it has been outstanding. no paper was used. every thing was vacuum sealed in shrink plastic and well labeled. way better that even the grocery store does.

its too bad about 4peaks. i was planing on using them in the future

Gator · Dec 9, 2009

Thanks Hunt
that the guy, Man he did a outstanding job for me.The meat packaging was great and the service was top-notch.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

redrabbit · Dec 10, 2009

Just put a plastic picnic cloth over the kitchen or picnic table and get after it on the cutting board. You can be sure the meat is trimmed well and all the hair picked, as you are doing it. Cut the steaks as thick or thin as you like.

What you save in processing, you can purchase a grinder for burger/sausage.

Trailboss325 · Dec 10, 2009

I just received my Elk meat back from " Rhonda's Butchers" in Flagstaff and it looks like it was done well. My hunting partner sent his Elk to the same place. While we were there, 4 other perople had their Elk hanging a 1 hunt had just brought his in to be processed. Theyhad it all processed and deliverd in 8 days to the Sportsmans Warehouse.

The Boss