The Butcher Shop, Inc.

first bear

Wade — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:13:26 +0000

My dad and I found a little skid road and drove up to the dead end and decided to get out and check for dear sign. We got about 100 yards from the truck and i spotted the bear and shot him at 75 yards. I got him in the lungs and clipped his spine and he went down instantly. He is my first big game animal and he is gonna be in the record books for sure. He was 400 pounds live weight.

~ Wade

Asian Water Buffalo

Lea Ann — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:30:37 +0000

Lea Ann and Father took down this Water Buffalo at Clover Creek Ranch With Guide from Dangerous Game Outfitters.

~ Lea Ann

Holiday Special Orders Begin December 1st.

The Butcher Shop — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:28:37 +0000

We offer a full line of specials for your Holiday meals! All our food is limited quantity, locally grown. Don’t see what you want, ask us. Don’t forget gift cards and the best local jerky for stocking stuffers.

This year, we are pleased to offer:

Prime//prime rib, yes not just prime rib, but prime//prime rib (very limited $14.95 a lb.)
Fresh, locally grown, free range turkeys
Organic free range turkeys
Turkey breast – smoked OR fresh
Locally grown, free range ducks
Turducken
Old-fashioned, dry cured hams – bone in and boneless
Locally grown rack of lamb
Prime rib
Aged prime rib
Beef tenderloin (filet mignon)
Buffalo tenderloin
Pork crown roast
Choice
Prime
Smoked Game Hen’s (new)
NEW ITEM: Dry aged 60 days
NEW ITEM: Fresh LOCAL pheasant! (only 15 available, so reserve early!)

We will begin taking Holiday orders on December 1 – all orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis. To place your order after December 1, call 541-830-3369.

PLEASE!! Be understanding that when you order a locally grown turkey, sizes vary. If you are ordering a 10-pound bird, you might get a 12 pound bird instead. We match sizes as closely as we can, but we only have 20 local birds for Christmas — the big store chains have about 1 million to choose from, so our size options are more limited, but what you lose in control of the exact size you make up for with quality and taste.

Meet your Fisherman

Stephanie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:32:08 +0000

Meet Our Fisherman
Nick Bordelon
November 3, 2011
The weather today in Port Orford in 46 degrees, south wind at 8 mph, gray skies and a constant drizzle that randomly turns into large rain drops. The roads are wet, people are indoors and the sea is at moderate 9 foot swell from the west-northwest. The smooth sea and variable southwest winds describe a fisherman’s day at work.
Port Orford Sustainable Seafood (POSS) buys local, day boat launched and caught fish. Nick Bordelon is one of our newest and courageous fleet members who choose a Captain’s life. “Nick takes impeccable care of his fish,” says Aaron Longton a fellow fleet member and Nick’s first boat Captain. With one crew member, Nick catches fish for a living and POSS brings you wild caught, Oregon coast, Pacific Ocean Chinook Salmon. Today, while at sea and on his cell phone, Nick shared his experience with me about this year’s salmon season.
“My season has been a little frustrating.” Nick says. The salmon have been more difficult to catch this year. Each day entails about 5 to 7 salmon out of an allowable catch of 20 at minimum of 24 inches. “When you lose one, that is a lot of money swimming away. I was just struggling to bring one in and it got away, swimming behind my boat, as it turns its head and looks at me. It got away” Nick explains during the interview. It is frustrating to get so close to bringing a salmon on board, just to see them get away at the last moment. This describes the struggle for survival between two competing species in the food chain.
Nick says that the catch ratio was better last year for salmon. “It is rewarding once you have the fish in the boat. There haven’t been any big days this year for Salmon. Nick has caught 45 – 50 salmon this year, his largest salmon weighing at “only 29 lbs” all here at the north beach where Elk River meets the Pacific Ocean in Port Orford, Oregon.

~ Stephanie

Edible Inspiration

The Butcher Shop — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:23:54 +0000

There’s always something happening at The Butcher Shop! If you stopped by today, you would have seen local BBQ legend, Ron Johnson BBQing away. Then you would have gotten to taste Brian’s Skirt Steak, BBQd perfectly and probably ended up with plans to have fajitas this weekend.

Next time you’re looking for something special, be sure to come by the Butcher Shop for edible inspiration.

Fresh Fish Friday!

The Butcher Shop — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:47:16 +0000

October 14, 2011
9:00 am	to	5:30 pm

It’s Fresh Fish Friday!!! We’ve got:

Halibut
Salmon
Cod
Sole
Steelhead
Crawfish
Shark
Swordfish
Catfish
Ahi Tuna
Steamers
Mussels
Cherry Oysters
Frog legs

First come first serve — see you soon?

My First Big Buck!

Brandon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:19:06 +0000

~ Brandon

Finally !

Greg — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:19:24 +0000

Finally…. I could’nt believe my eyes when he came walking into the edge of a clearcut just after it had stopped raining. He was with a forked horn that I saw first. There was no way I was gonna shoot that little guy. Then…. out from the trees came Mr. big……. Awsome.

~ Greg

Wow What a BlackTail

Robert — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:19:04 +0000

I had been hunting for about a week and a half in our Cascades and was seeing good big deer almost every day. I counted at least 7 other deer in this area that were as big or bigger than this guy. I had gone on this trip all by myself and was having the greatest time when one evening I got a little lost. Been hunting creek drainage’s because it was so hot during archery season that it just made sense. I was firing up my GPS to see where in the heck I was when out of the corner of my eye I saw a forked horn stand up about 20 yards a way to my left in some real thick patch of creek willow. Then this deer stood up. By the time I got an arrow on the string they had got a little nervous. I had stepped back behind the willows to draw and when I stepped back out they had moved out to 40 yards and were stopped looking back over their shoulders. One well placed arrow and the big buck took off. Went 60 yards and piled up. Blessed with the harvest I am obviously real proud of him.

~ Robert

First Buck

Kyle — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:44:33 +0000

Shot my first buck at 75 yards. Hanging wieght at butcher shop 107.

~ Kyle