Butcher

[barney fife]

Bought the 1hp Cabela's grinder a couple years ago, that thing is a beast! This year I coughed up the 50 clams for the foot pedal switch (should have done it years ago), it turned the grinding into a one man job. Oh, I also started using the sausage tube attachment and meat bags a couple years ago; I love those things, very clean. Been cutting up animals since I was a kid, my dad used to make us grind everything by hand, I swore I'd never do that to my kids. Had a few knife nicks through the years although it didn't get us out of cutting, "tape it up and get back here"! Never any really bad cut though. Except this year! I was in a hurry to make a Church meeting and had one hind quarter left; hit my left pinky and ended up in the ER. Whenever I brief greenies on cutting I always tell them, "do not cut toward yourself"! Next I'll have to add, "keep your other hand out of the way, if you're in a hurry".
Here is the cheesy video I shot on my phone of the girls whacking those 2 cows: http://youtu.be/-hAjQ6oHed8
I don't know if the elk even heard the shots, there was about a 20 mph crosswind. The video is weak cause of the phone, audio is the best part. I'm so proud of my girls!