So now there's more to this story....went back next day and dropped my deer off, waited 10 days and called (website says 1-7 days processing), was told they were running a week to week and a half so they should call me soon. Another week+ goes by but nothing, so I called to find out "they tried to call me but the phone number was no good." Well, I think I know my own number, so apparently they wrote it down or dialed wrong....but then they don't try to find my number or contact me??? So then I pick up my deer and....get this....my meet weighs out at 33lbs!! So you can find all sorts of yield estimates out there, anywhere from "50% of field dress weight," to "40% of live weight," to precise calculations for head, hide, bone, etc., and allowances for damage from bullet, exposure to stomache contents, or heat exposure. So my deer was 115 lbs field dressed (weighed it at home in the garage). The shot was a straight on chest shot clean into the lung with ZERO tissue damage, a clean gut job with no spillage, a VERY trim yearling with minimal fat, and maintained at 40 degrees until dropped off. So any of the calculations run from the lowest of 39lbs up to 58lbs. And somehow I end up with 33lbs??? Perhaps I should NOT have given my name and number to them when I posted my review on Facebook....I think it sealed my fate.
OK, so I'm not one to complain...but I hate wasting time & money. Called Zimmerman's on Sunday and asked if I could bring in a deer for processing, they said to bring it in Monday. Called Monday before loading it up just to be sure someone would be available to help unload, and they said "sure, no problem, bring it to the back." So I find someone to help me load it up (not easy hoisting a 170lb carcass into the vehicle), drive 30 minutes to Zimmerman's, and when I walk in to ask if someone can help me unload they say "sorry, we're not accepting any more today, you'll have to come back tomorrow (and try again)." Now...only about an hour had passed since my call, and now I have to go home, try to find someone to help me unload, then get someone to help load it up tomorrow, drive another 30 minutes, and HOPE that I'll have better luck than last time? I'm sorry, but that's just not right or fair to treat a customer and client like that. I could understand if I didn't call ahead and just wandered in, but this to me is unacceptable!