Deer Processing & Taxidermy at its best, Bowman,Summerville, Charleston, Columbia, SC, South Caolina, Great Outdoors Taxidermy & Deer Processing

BUSINESS HOURS-
Monday thru Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm then we reopen 30 minutes prior to dark
till 2 hours after dark .
Sunday 9:00 am to noon. Then 30 minutes prior to dark till 2 hours after dark.

Please call if you've just located your deer & might not make it here by the 2 hour mark.

CONTESTS-

Big Buck Contest- Highest Gross scoring buck processed by us gets mounted for free each season. John to determine the winner.
Big Doe Contest- Heaviest doe processed for the season gets $100 cash.

PROCESSING MEAT YIELD ... You should expect 30 % meat of the live weight of the deer. Of this amount approx. 1/3 will be available for choice cuts. Choice cuts can only come from the loins & hams. This is the meat used for cubed steak, roasts, stew meat, whole loins butterfly loins. Expect these amounts to decrease based on the shot area of the deer. If a deer is shot in the shoulder we probably won't be able to use that shoulder & maybe not the other if the bullet goes all the way through. Many factors come into play when considering how to process your deer. A larger deer will give you more bang for your dollar.

We recommend big bucks to be used for ordering your specialty products as a 200 lb. buck in rutt will tend to yield tougher choice cuts. Use smaller bucks & does for choice cuts as they will be more tender.

FREEZER EFFECTS ... For fresh sausage please remember that the longer it stays in your freezer the more seasoning flavor you will lose with the exception of salt. A fresh sausage held in a freezer for a year will tend to be more salty. Cooked products tend to hold the flavor longer. We have purposely done this as far as 3 years out & was surprised at the flavor still apparent in cooked products.

FACILITIES- Our state of the art facility is equipped with top of the line equipment to do the best possible processing in the industry, review our facilities page for a tour. All of our products are vacuum packed which helps to insure longevity in your freezer.