Cass Lake, Minnesota · Cass County
Deer processing for
Cass Lake hunters.
Individual processing since 1940 — your animal stays your animal, start to finish. Real sausage, real wood smoke, made in our Turtle River smokehouse about 35 minutes northwest of Cass Lake.
Drop-Off
7972 Farley Dr NE
Turtle River, MN
Call First
(218) 586-2149From Cass Lake
about 35 minutes northwest
Highway 2 to Highway 71
Why Cass Lake Hunters Drive Here
Your deer, your meat, your name on the package.
Cass Lake hunters work country that runs from the Leech Lake reservation land out through the Chippewa National Forest — big woods that produce big deer and a lot of trim worth turning into sausage. We handle both ends of that: careful cutting and a real smokehouse.
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 Cass Lake and across Cass County have hauled deer to Stittsworth for four generations.
Straight Pricing
What it costs.
No mystery invoice at pickup. These are the same rates every hunter pays, posted publicly.
Processing
- Full processing — any deer$150
- Skinning only$50
- Cape skinning (for the mount)$75
Wild game is processed boneless only.
Sausage & Smoked
- Summer sausage$5.00/lb
- Brats — pre-cooked, smoked or fresh$5.00/lb
- Ring bologna$5.00/lb
- Polish sausage$5.00/lb
- Jerky$5.50/lb
- Snack sticks — pepper or teriyaki$6.00/lb
18 lb minimum per flavor. Priced on top of processing.
Full rate card, worked cost examples, and what actually drives your total: see deer processing prices →
Before You Head Our Way
Drop-off from Cass Lake.
- · 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.
We also take deer from Bena, Ball Club, Pennington and Federal Dam — and anywhere else in Cass County you’re willing to drive from.
Hunter resources: Wild Game Guide, Field Dressing a Deer, Aging Venison, Venison Sausage Recipes, Cooking Venison.
Nearby: Bemidji deer processing · All custom processing