Where to get your deer processed

Hey folks, if you are looking for a place to process your deer this season, look no further. The News Tribune has compiled a list of Northland venison processors just for you, in alphabetical order:

• The Bear's Den, 5231 Highway 33, Saginaw. Complete processing (skinned, quartered, cut, ground, including vacuum-sealing). Call (218) 729-6056 or (218) 591-1677.

• The Brat Barn, 3872 Okerstrom Road, Hermantown. We do not skin or debone but will process wild game into anything and guarantee your own meat back. Six pound minimum and single batches allow us to alter any and all products and flavors to your liking. Cryovac sealed. Cost is based on finished weight. For pricing, visit thebratbarn.com. Call Dan at (218) 590-2456 or email thebratbarn@hotmail.com .

• Carlton Meat and Grocery, 500 Third St., Carlton. Processes all types of big game. Offers full line of sausage making and smoked meats. Has refrigeration to store. Call (218) 384-9910 or (218) 348-7308.

• Cole Cuts, 4040 Normanna Road, Duluth. Deer processing includes skinning, cutting, grinding, wrapping and freezing. Sausage available. Custom cutters. Call (218) 391-1619.

• Dewey's Deer Processing, 2029 Baxter Ave., Superior. Complete processing with sausage available. Cost is by size: $40-$60. Call (715) 392-9353 or (715) 817-2270.

• Eveleth Country Foods IGA, 602 Fayal Road. Twenty varieties of deer sausage, polish, Thuringer and sticks are available. Price is $3-$4.50 per pound when product is finished. Call (218) 744-4350.

• Four Seasons Market, between Coleraine and Bovey on U.S. Highway 169 in Cotton Park. Deer processing includes skinning, cutting, grinding, wrapping and freezing. Many varieties of sausage available, along with bacon, sticks, jerky, gyro meat and more. Call or stop in for prices. Deer accepted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. during hunting season. Call (218) 245-1669.

• Gamache and Sons Deer Processing, 10 Farmstead Road, Esko. Skinning, deboning, grinding and wrapping. Cost: $90. Licensed to accept deer donations for the food shelf through the state of Minnesota. Rifle season hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Call (218) 878-1077.

• Hunter's Choice Deer Processing, 2234 Pershing St., Piedmont Heights area of Duluth. Cut, ground and freezer wrapped. Cut to your request. What you bring in is what you take home. Cost: $80. Call (218) 391-0468.

• Hursh Meat Processing, 10083 E. Oak Road, Poplar. Skin, debone, cut, grind and vacuum seal for $85. Venison jerky sausage, smoked hinds, snack sticks, venison bacon, meatloaf and more, for extra fee. Licensed to accept deer donations for the food shelf through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota deer welcome. Call (715) 364-6855 or (218) 393-1887.

• J. Frisella Taxidermy and Wild Game Processing, 6187 E. Webb Road, South Range. All custom boneless cuts and ground. Double freezer wrapped. Guaranteed you get your own venison back. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Price range is $50-$75. Call (715) 394-4860. Please phone ahead.

• M&M Deer Processing, 5535 Forestry Road, Aurora. Skinning, $10; fully processed (cut, deboned, ground and wrap), $80. Call (218) 229-3847 or (218) 225-3572.

• Paul's Market and Catering, 623 Garfield St., Eveleth. Venison trimmings made into a variety of sausages. Call (218) 744-1244.

• Pray's Deer Processing, 7566 Barrs Lake Road, Duluth. Clean, boneless cuts; includes grinding, plastic and freezer wrapped. Cost: $85 per deer; sausage extra. Call (218) 391-3791.

• Proctor Milkhouse, 304 Third Ave., Proctor. Over 80 varieties of sausage available. You get your own venison back. Fresh ground, .69 to .79 cents per pound; mixed with pork butt, $1.59 to $2.29 per pound; potato sausage available. All sausage is Cryovac packed. Call (218) 624-0743.

• Russ Kendall's Smoke House, 149 Scenic Highway 61, Knife River. Variety of fresh and smoked sausages. Trimmings only. Summer sausage, brats, smoked sausage, jalapeno and cheese sticks and salami. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Call (218) 834-5995 for more information.

• SHIR-MARK Game Processing, 5081 S. County Road A, Superior. Skin, cut, wrap and grind; all boneless. Cost: $90. Venison trimmings made into 21 types of fresh and smoked sausages. Minnesota deer welcome. Call (715) 398-5700.

• Stokke's Deer Processing. Four convenient locations for drop off and pick up: Adolph Store, 3710 Midway Road, Hermantown, (218) 624-9680, drop off between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Stokke's Plant, 4019 Canosia Road, Cloquet, (218) 729-7156, drop off from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Skin, cut, debone, process and vacuum sealed, $100; Trim only to Mobil Mart, 130 S. Boundary Ave., Proctor, (218) 628-3617; and Lakewood One-Stop, 4942 Jean Duluth Road, Duluth, (218) 525-4795. A large variety of brats, sausage and snack sticks. Finished product is frozen and vacuum sealed.

• Superior Meats, 6301 Tower Ave., Superior. Venison trimmings made into sausages, jerky, bacon and snack sticks. More than 40 varieties and award winning sausages. Call (715) 394-4431.

• TJ's Country Corner, downtown Mahtowa. Large variety of fresh and smoked sausage made from your trimmings. Menus mailed upon request. Guaranteed to get your own meat back. Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Call (218) 389-6257.

• Wrazidlo's Old World Meats, 226 N. Basswood, Duluth. Sixty varieties of sausage from breakfast sausage to smoked brats, summer sausage, salami and venison sticks. Deers are cut up on day of delivery with next-day processing. Cost: $1.50-$5 per pound. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (218) 722-2333.