Deer processing for
Blackduck hunters.

Why Blackduck Hunters Drive Here

Your deer, your meat, your name on the package.

Blackduck sits in the middle of some of the best whitetail cover in Beltrami County, and the hunters who work it tend to be particular about what comes back from the processor. That suits us — we have been processing deer the individual way in this county since 1940.

Worth knowing: our processing facility is in Turtle River, not in town — so coming from Blackduck you actually reach us before you’d reach Bemidji. It’s a shorter trip than most Blackduck hunters assume.

Most processors batch during deer season: several hunters’ animals get run together and everybody takes home “a fair share.” It’s faster for the shop. It also means the meat on your table in March isn’t the deer you shot in November.

We don’t work that way. Every deer is processed individually. Your trim is your trim, your sausage is made from your animal, and your name goes on every package. It takes us longer. It’s the right way to do it, and it’s why hunters from Blackduck and across Beltrami County have hauled deer to Stittsworth for four generations.

Before You Head Our Way

Drop-off from Blackduck.

• · Call first. (218) 586-2149 — especially opening weekend. We’ll confirm the drop-off window before you make the drive.
• · Whole hide-on deer go to Turtle River. 7972 Farley Dr NE. Quarters and boneless trim can come to either location.
• · Field-dressed and cooled is enough. You don’t need to skin or quarter it first.
• · Know your sausage plan. 18 lbs of trim minimum per flavor — worth deciding on the drive in.
• · Tag stays with the deer. MN DNR requires the tag attached through processing.
• · Pick up within 30 days to avoid the $6/month freezer charge.