HOWARD (WLUK) -- Although preliminary harvest totals for Deer Hunt 2024 aren't expected until Tuesday, many hunters are already getting their deer processed into venison. It is also a time to reflect ...

In addition to favorites, local butcher also makes hot dogs, kielbasa, salami and red hots. Kevin Naugle skins a buck in his shop. Naugle processes several hundred deer each season. Aimee Dilger/The ...

HOWARD (WLUK) -- As Tuesday's release of the Deer Hunt 2025 harvest results approaches, many hunters who had a successful campaign are now taking their deer to be processed into venison. "We accept ...

With about 500,000 deer hunters in Minnesota, the math is simple. Lockers typically charge about $75 to butcher a deer, so that half-million dollars would cover processing costs for more than 6,000 ...

There are a lot of great wild game processors out there, but there are plenty of bad ones, too. With a shady butcher, you likely won’t get back your specific deer but rather a mishmash of all the ...

>> DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT LENDING A HELPING HAND. SOME HUNTERS ARE LENDING THEIR UNUSED VENISON TO HELP AREA FAMILIES EAT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. >> IT IS TRULY A DIRTY JOB AND IT’S ...

It’s been 48 years since Kip Padgelek and his dad launched their custom deer processing business together. After a career revolving around all things meat, including an education at the Culinary ...

EDEN — Amid its rebuild, Eden Meat Market has been working to maintain its classic and award-winning products in stores, which now includes the reintroduction of venison processing. Last fall, a fire ...

Venison processing is a central part of deer harvesting, and area butchers are looking for new ways to keep the business afloat while the hunting tradition dwindles. Gearhart Meat Shop in ...

For 20 years a local business has been sending smiles to local troops around the world. Kelly’s Deer Processing in Big Rapids sends hundreds of packages of venison jerky to troops every year. And they ...