Thread: a bull that never got weaned one year on

Re shooting, I prefer to shoot them in the back of the head / back of the ear with a centre fire. That way if you get a pass through the bullet doesnt end up in the body.
Stick up close to the base of the jaw, but just a 'stick' not a decapitation.
Do all the leg and gutting / windpipe / bunghole cuts on the ground and roll the guts out. Split the stomach on the ground and shake the grass out - will make it easier to load guts for clean up.
If discarding the skin, split it right down the backbone so there are two halves and leave an ear on each half.
Hang the bastard up with a chain around the horns off the loader and put a safety line through the brisket to the loader frame incase you made a balls up and the head comes off.
With a ladder tie a strong rope to one side of the upper neck skin gripping the ear to pull it down a bit and keep your hand away from the knife.
Tie the rope to something handy and back the tractor away to pull the first side of the skin off. Repeat.
Go to the back of the local supermarket early in the morning at the Butchery dept and ask if there is anyone keen to cut up a 250kg beast as a cashie

You think he will go 250? I didn’t think he would be much over 200 if I had to guess. But my guesses are very below average
That’s him today next to a pretty typical boundary fence this morning


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Originally Posted by Bill999

You think he will go 250? I didn’t think he would be much over 200 if I had to guess. But my guesses are very below average
That’s him today next to a pretty typical boundary fence this morning


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You are probably right being able to see him in the flesh. Bulls do weigh heavy esp. up the front. Grain him up!
Oh and add to earlier post 'split skin from arse to chin on the front as well as the spine so the skin comes off in two halves'

I was thinking Id possibly make the job even harder by tanning the skin too so ill see if I can get it off in one piece

Cow's milk is high in protein, should theoretically make for some nice lean beef.

Human milk is the other way, high in fat, because we need to grow relatively more brains and less brawn. That's why we don't farm babies for meat, just for state benefits.

I did heifer for the boss some time back...did basic cuts the same as would for a deer,just enough cuts on ground to open it up,the lifted it up with tractor...slow and steady with the knife work...and skin will come off good....they pretty hardy hides,just take your time and it will be all good.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I did heifer for the boss some time back...did basic cuts the same as would for a deer,just enough cuts on ground to open it up,the lifted it up with tractor...slow and steady with the knife work...and skin will come off good....they pretty hardy hides,just take your time and it will be all good.

what did you use for bags and how many buckets did you need for the mince cuts?

Im a fan of heifer/steer meat but this is my first bull so im hoping its going to be good,

I treat my home kills with the odd apple. Once they get to know them they go crazy for them. Rock up with a couple of apples, feed one to him, gets the juices flowing, follows me through the gate to an adjoining paddock away from his mates... " oh goodie I'm getting special treatment!" Another apple down the gullet, and pop! in the swede. Absolutely no adenalin involved

Originally Posted by XR500

I treat my home kills with the odd apple. Once they get to know them they go crazy for them. Rock up with a couple of apples, feed one to him, gets the juices flowing, follows me through the gate to an adjoining paddock away from his mates... " oh goodie I'm getting special treatment!" Another apple down the gullet, and pop! in the swede. Absolutely no adenalin involved

I use the sacks of cow food (grain) like that
shake the sack when someone leaves my gate open and they are out on the road
they come running back in to the property or follow me as far as I want them to

they get a little dubious when you use an empty sack too many times in a row, so you have to keep your credibilty high

Nearly all the prime meat you buy is heifer or steer. Bull mostly goes for grinding beef (i.e for burgers) due to the lower fat content, but often has other classes added to add a bit more fat in the final product.

For cutting the carcass in half. Grab the chainsaw and empty all the bar oil out of it. find the oldest crappest chain you have and stick it on the bar. Run in a bucket of hot water with some detergent to give it a clean. If you want chuck some cooking oil in where the bar oil goes but not really needed as the fat will lubricate enough.

Originally Posted by Got-ya

For cutting the carcass in half. Grab the chainsaw and empty all the bar oil out of it. find the oldest crappest chain you have and stick it on the bar. Run in a bucket of hot water with some detergent to give it a clean. If you want chuck some cooking oil in where the bar oil goes but not really needed as the fat will lubricate enough.

And then take the chainsaw apart and give it a good clean out.
I used the work chainsaw to cut up a frozen leg of beef. The guys from head office borrowed it a couple of weeks later, then gave me grief for the stink of all the rotting meat dust they had to clean out of the inside!

Originally Posted by Cigar

And then take the chainsaw apart and give it a good clean out.
I used the work chainsaw to cut up a frozen leg of beef. The guys from head office borrowed it a couple of weeks later, then gave me grief for the stink of all the rotting meat dust they had to clean out of the inside!

oh my home kill with chainsaw story beats that......I took chainsaw apart to clean,got distracted and started playing with other saw,then went back to origonal saw to put back together and couldnt for life of me find cover...not on bench,not on freezer,not behind freezer...I was just about to keep watch for men in white coats coming to take me to padded room,when spotted Meg with grin on face and cover out on lawn,now spotlessly clean....BITCH .....

yeah true. needs a good clean after.

I have a new respect for how easy a home kill guy makes that look

Fat as fat inside








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