Steves
Meat Market
ONLINE RESERVATION REQUIRED FOR ALL DROP OFFS! (UP TO 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE)
. Welcome To Steves Meat Market
WILD GAME PROCESSING
We process deer, elk, moose, antelope, bear (custom only during Sep.), buffalo, mountain lion, big horn sheep, mountain goat, wild boar (anything else)? All animals MUST have a carcass tag attached (refer to state requirements) or receipt from private ranch, NO EXCEPTIONS.
All steak cuts are boneless and include Tenderloins (whole), Loins (a.k.a. backstraps, butterflied), Sirloins, and Rounds. We recommend a thickness of 3/4 inch and we package for a family of three (approximately 1-1/2 lb packs). Roasts come from the shoulders, are approximately 2-3 lb each, and are netted for easier cooking. Shank and neck meat are ground for burger, sausage, and/or jerky. An average whole animal will yield about 55% of the hanging weight (based on care taken in the field).
PACKAGING, LABELING & FREEZING
All steaks and roasts are vacuum packed (NOT FREEZER WRAPPED) to ensure freshness & longevity. All packs are professionally labeled with the animal type and specific cut. All meat is packaged and frozen immediately.
Burger is packaged in a 1 lb (approx.) poly-chub. Sausage and Jerky are packaged as shown on our processing price list. Burger is double ground and we recommend adding 10% beef or pork suet for flavor and consistency.
For your convenience, Steve’s Meat Market is open seasonally, September to end of January.
**Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in several states in elk and deer. Steve’s Meat Market, Inc. will not knowingly accept any animal showing signs or symptoms of CWD. We will report any suspicious animal to Colorado Parks & Wildlife. We can in no way guarantee your animal does or does not have CWD and we do not assume responsibility for testing or failure to test for CWD. For further information on CWD and testing, call Colorado Parks & Wildlife at (303)297-1192 or visit their web site at www.wildlife.state.co.us
HOURS & LOCATION
DROP OFF HOURS (APPT. REQUIRED)
OFF SEASON ............ JAN 31 – AUG 31
CLOSED
EARLY SEASON........... SEP 1 – OCT 6
Mo - Su : BY APPT ONLY
We : CLOSED
PEAK SEASON............ OCT 7 – NOV 28
Mo - Su : BY APPT ONLY – 6 am - 1 pm
LATE SEASON............. NOV 29 – JAN 30
Mo - Su : BY APPT ONLY – 8 am - 12 pm
We - Sa : CLOSED
PICKUP HOURS FOR COMPLETED ORDERS
FEB 2024 – SEP 2024
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
****REFER TO YOUR CLAIM TICKET FOR YOUR PICKUP DATE AND HOURS****
ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP ON YOUR ASSIGNED PICKUP DATE AND HOURS TO AVOID STORAGE FEES…Please be considerate of our storage policy that will be enforced due to space and cost!!!! If you do not pick up on your designated date and time, please call the pickup department for updated hours as these change weekly based on the volume.
MEET THE FAMILY
When I began processing game in the mid 80’s, my entire staff was two to four employees. I remember my son Ryan standing on a milk crate skinning a deer, my daughter Amy wrapping steaks with locker paper using an ink pad and rubber stamp to mark the type of product in the package, and my wife Karen coming to the shop each day after she completed work at her “regular” job to call customers and advise their orders were ready for pickup. I knew every customer by their first name, remembered that they preferred steaks a little on the thick side or to make their Italian sausage a bit more spicy. I knew when their children shot their first deer or that one of them was up to 10 points in unit #201 for the dream elk hunt, and I sincerely miss that relationship with my customers. Looking back on it now, I can say those were the “Good Ol’ Days.” While we try to manage our extremely successful game processing business, I can assure you that my staff and I continue to process your game with the same passion that I had 30 years ago. (There are just a lot more of you now!)
I am asked why we have such short receiving hours. For example: If you have been here and seen us receive 200-400 antelope in four to five hours on opening weekend of antelope season, you must understand that it is my responsibility to properly clean, refrigerate, process, freeze, and return this meat to you in one week. If I extend my hours to receive more than I can properly handle, I am setting my business up for failure. We need to receive animals at a proper pace and know when we can’t handle any more. As the owner, I monitor the production at all times. I feel that Steve’s Meat Market is the premier wild game processing plant providing a good value & excellent product.
Thanks to all of our loyal & first time customers!! I greatly appreciate your patronage.
AFTER THE KILL
- Sign your name with a pen or sharpie on the carcass tag signature line
- Detach carcass tag section
- Punch out Date, Month & Sex
- Secure tag to carcass (NOT antlers) with a cable tie leaving the information visible
- Snap a few photos
- Remove internal organs
- Split pelvic & remove anal cavity
- Split brisket & remove heart, lungs & wind pipe
- Leave evidence of sex attached
- Get carcass off ground! Either hang in tree or place several logs under carcass to cool
- Separate hind legs so it cools faster
- Place pine boughs over exposed meat to keep birds off
- Skin as soon as possible
- Place skinned carcass or clean quarters in quality tight woven breathable game bags. Be extra careful to keep flies out before tying ends of game bag.
- Treat the meat with care, i.e. DO NOT drag it through debris and expect it to stay clean. Remember, this is your meat so take care of it! Avoid putting warm meat into plastic bags. If using ice to cool, we recommend ice blocks in the chest cavity. DO NOT put meat in a cooler with loose ice...once it melts you have created a bacteria haven and could risk losing the meat.
YIELDS
- Buck: 60-70 lbs
- Doe: 40-50 lbs
- Fawn: 20-30 lbs
- Buck: 100-160 lbs
- Doe: 60-100 lbs
- Fawn: 30-40 lbs
- Bull: 250-500 lbs
- Cow: 200-350 lbs
- Calf: 60-100 lbs
- Approx. Live Weight = Hanging weight x 1.65
- (ex: 64 lb Antelope x 1.65 = 105 lb live weight)
- Very clean/Head Shot: 55-60% Yield
- Average cleanliness/Heart shot: 50-55% Yield
- Dirty carcass, shoulder or hind shot: 45-50% Yield
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