I made a quick run up to the locker plant this morning to pick up some supplies. Deer season opened here in Iowa on Saturday so today was a busy turn in day at the locker. Which was evident as soon as I pulled in the parking lot.
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The guys where so busy. They was just weighing the deer and stacking them on a trailer. Once the trailer got full the would move it back to the skinning station. Where they would skin them and send them into the cooler. This locker plant does about 3,200 deer a year and about another 125,000 pounds of boned out deer. They shut down all normal locker business for the month of Dec. so they can process deer.
The Trailer!!
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Looks a lot better on the screen then on my cell phone, now that's a lot of deer!!!! You weren't kidding about deer in your neck of the woods were you! ;)
Wow, what a stockpile! Wish we had that problem out here.
Wow what a mess of deer.
We could use some around here also.
WOW! Venison Sausage!
Looks like my house a couple weeks ago.
It was a very good year for me and the kids, the kids friends and some of my friends.
Boned out 2 more for a friend, lastnight.
The wife asks "dont you ever get tired of that?"
I said "what? I didnt hear you I was in a zone" ::)
I love this time of the year.
Quote from: KevinG on December 06, 2010, 12:44:55 PM
Wow, what a stockpile! Wish we had that problem out here.
Wanna trade places over the winter? I have to run out for some groceries this evening yet, because somebody stayed in bed way too long today. ;) I can't use my high beams because the dimmer switch don't always like to put 'em back to low beam when I meet someone, and I have a hard time seeing deer anyway...can you say scared to death? :D
Looks like Santa got drunk and crashed into a building!
Quote from: ronbeaux on December 06, 2010, 05:04:45 PM
Looks like Santa got drunk and crashed into a building!
Now that's funny! Even this time of year! ;D ;D
I see the reindeer games have begun
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Quote from: ronbeaux on December 06, 2010, 05:04:45 PM
Looks like Santa got drunk and crashed into a building!
;D ;D ;D
Yhat's about as many deer as I have around. :-\ The problem is that they just come by and eat everything I've planted - even the deer-proof stuff.
Quote from: ronbeaux on December 06, 2010, 05:04:45 PM
Looks like Santa got drunk and crashed into a building!
ROTFLMAO :D ;D :D
When Chris put the word out that nepas will be hunting in Iowa next year them deers just fell over dead from a heart attacks :D :D
Nooooooooo we dont want to be hanging in his smoker in PA :D :D
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on December 06, 2010, 06:00:11 PM
When Chris put the word out that nepas will be hunting in Iowa next year them deers just fell over dead from a heart attacks :D :D
Nooooooooo we dont want to be hanging in his smoker in PA :D :D
Let me know when you're comin' and I'll try to have enough pennies saved up to come over for a visit. I may not hunt, but I'm pretty good at eatin' and drinkin' and bsin'. :D
hey tenpoint where you at, they've gone into hiding where i hunt.
only deer i've seen near me have been road kill.
i've still got an archery tag to fill, and going to get a late muzzy tag.
don
council bluffs
Quote from: dman4505 on December 07, 2010, 02:34:20 PM
hey tenpoint where you at, they've gone into hiding where i hunt.
only deer i've seen near me have been road kill.
i've still got an archery tag to fill, and going to get a late muzzy tag.
don
council bluffs
Don, I am in Dubuque County. Those pictures are in Delaware County. The deer population has been reported as being sparce this year in some areas and all kinds of deer in others. It has been a weird year that's for sure.