Last year we drew a bull elk tag here in Nevada. It was our first elk hunt! We invested close to 10k in equipment and scouting trips, drawing a bull elk tag in Nevada is almost a once in a lifetime event! We were successful! (And by we I mean my husband.)
My husband took our elk to Larry's for processing. We started using the processed meat in late December. Between December and June I used about 5 packages of ground. Here is where the problems start. In our ground are chunks of cartilage. It is unchewable. I had hoped it was a fluke, but by mid-June I gave up hope that the quality would improve. Larry's did not properly trim the meat before grinding it. For a $10k elk, we now have to go by hand through every package to pull out small chunks of cartilage...they ruined our meat.
I contacted Larry's. They responded that they recommend grinding three times. It would have been helpful had they recommended that when we dropped the meat off with them. Instead they did a standard one-grind. They did offer to regrind it now, but as that would require thawing about 60 pounds of meat that then cannot be refrozen it is not a workable solution. I requested a partial refund, as they did not do a satisfactory job. They refused that as well.
So, moral of the story is please go somewhere, ANYWHERE, else with your game.