Fill the Freezer Before Firearm Season

Fill the freezer before the opener

Minnesota’s 2026 firearms deer season opens November 7. Closing dates depend on your deer permit area — check the DNR calendar for your DPA. Between now and then, put protein in the freezer so opening week is about hunting, not grocery runs.

Stittsworth Meats is a Minnesota smokehouse in Bemidji / Turtle River. Fourth generation. Meat. Locally.™ Real Smoke. Real Flavor. Real Family. Founded 1940 in Ankeny, Iowa by Willie “Jipe” Stittsworth; Mychal is fourth-generation. Our meat bundles are built from meat we source, cut, and smoke ourselves.

Ships frozen. Pickup in Bemidji.

Every Stittsworth bundle ships frozen from Bemidji, MN. Per the live meat-bundles page: ships frozen nationwide in the lower 48, with free shipping over $125. Or pick up at 722 Paul Bunyan Dr NW, Bemidji — (218) 751-1320.

Branded sticks and branded jerky/strips in those boxes are refrigerated products and ship frozen.

Live Smokehouse Club boxes

Prices from the live meat bundles collection — only boxes with confirmed prices:

The Basic 37 — $165.99
The Freezer Starter — $129.99
The Weeknight Quickie — $49.99
The Dinner for 4 — $115.99
The Happy Camper — $125.99
The Steak Escape — $209.99
The Ranch Hand — $179.99
The T-Bonanza — $184.99
The Chum Bucket — $129.99
The 1/8 of Beef — $489.99

Always confirm on the product page before checkout.

Why stock now

Firearm week is busy. Having beef, brats, and sticks already frozen keeps dinner off the critical path.
A deer on the rail takes time. A club box covers the gap between harvest and pickup.
Opening weekend brings guests. Order ahead, freeze on arrival, hunt when the season opens.

Full deer processing is a flat $150 at Turtle River; sausage add-ons have an 18 lb minimum per flavor. Hide-on whole deer go to 7972 Farley Dr NE, Turtle River — (218) 586-2149. Club-box pickup stays at 722 Paul Bunyan Dr NW, Bemidji.

Browse the wall: Meat Bundles & Freezer Boxes.