Thread: Deer Processor Taupo

I’m planning a few hunting missions over Xmas and looking for recommendations for a game processor near Taupo. Googled Farm & Game Meat Processors and they look good. But if anyone has first hand recommendations I’d be keen to hear from you.

No pressure

Haha, yeah I’m staying with family for 2 weeks which means 30 people will be expecting sausages

Yip Farm & Game are good, I use them. Might pay to ring them though to see when they open up again in the new year.

Yes Farm and Game are good.
Dropped plenty in there for clients and haven't had any complaints.

Another plug for farm and game, great to deal with. Make good sausages and salamis

As others have written have used and known for years. Andrew and team will be ragged with heaps of beef and killed 30 sheep one day last week

Thanks for the comments guys. Will give Farm and Game a call to check opening days over Xmas - New Year.

Late to the party, but they're pretty good. Pay the extra for natural skins on the sausages.

Originally Posted by Huntn

Yip Farm & Game are good, I use them. Might pay to ring them though to see when they open up again in the new year.

Checked their open days and they are closed after this Thursday and reopen 15th Jan 2024.

If anyones interested, shot a couple of deer over xmas and had them processed at Cameron Harrison in Wellington. Not cheap but good quality sausages, patties, meat balls and mince. Ended up with 40kgs for $369.

Originally Posted by cb14

If anyones interested, shot a couple of deer over xmas and had them processed at Cameron Harrison in Wellington. Not cheap but good quality sausages, patties, meat balls and mince. Ended up with 40kgs for $369.

Exactly. Quality but expensive. Costing themselves out of the market.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Exactly. Quality but expensive. Costing themselves out of the market.

Home killing or taking a deer you shot to be processed is no longer a 'cheap' option. Last year we bought in a homekill outfit to do two cattlebeasts. The price had gone up markedly since we last used them (we have processed them ourselves the last couple of times), and all up the meat (beef) averaged out at $17/kg. Lost opportunity cost of the steers, onsite kill cost, processing costs/kg, additional cost to make sausages etc.

We hardly buy supermarket meat, but do keep our eye out for those 'failed export order' of lamb legs @ $8/kg, and pork if we want to spoil ourselves. I deboned one of those lamb legs and minced it all. Worked out at $10/kg.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Exactly. Quality but expensive. Costing themselves out of the market.

he got 40kgs processed for $369?that is not expensive.

Our local processor is quite good value still. Skin, bone, slice & pack $100 for a large deer without small goods. Not sure what they classify as large but I did have to pay extra when I dropped off a red/wap cross