Ebel's is taking deer this weekend.

Ebels General Store Meat Processing - Ebels

 

Deaner Lake will not be open this weekend. They will be open for the EAS.

L & O

 

Our experience with the youth hunt in Calhoun, Eaton, & Hillsdale Counties is we've never had any processor we use not be open.

 

Klemmer's in West Branch. Berthiaume slaughter House in Pinconning.

 

I called Ole's a few times and no answer. Also not able to leave a message so I do not know if they will be open this weekend.

L & O

 

J Deans in Davison website says it's taking deer.... I would call ahead.

Country smoke house is not taking deer, or whole deer.

Good luck to the kids.

 

Around Gladwin area Lamberts meat market does a good job. They raised there price to $125 it looks like. Last year they were shut down from a fire so they are now back with a whole new setup in the past they had 24 hr drop off not sure if they will this year. You used to be able to pull up even after hours and punch in a code to get thru the door and then you had to fill out your own slip and hang the deer. I asked in the summer if they were going to do this again and got a no answer from cashier but seems like they say they have 24 hr drop off. I will find out more next week if I do early antlerless. On their Facebook site they say 24 hr drop off so seems like they will have some set up going. This is a game changer when you are hunting in a warmer evening and everyone is shut down but you can drop off your deer in a refrigerated room and know your deer is safe.

Deer Processing | LAMBERT'S MEAT MARKET | Gladwin, MI

Lambert’s Deer Processing in Gladwin, MI, with its many checks and balances, guarantees that you will receive your own venison upon pick-up.

lambertsmeatmarket.com

I can say I had used them for a few years before their fire and they vacuum seal all solid meat and the ground venison was in the plastic tube bags tightly wrapped. The cuts were very clean compared to some other processors, I rarely have any silver skin on the steaks and steaks were cut thicker than most other places I have gone to.

 

Around Gladwin area Lamberts meat market does a good job. They raised there price to $125 it looks like. Last year they were shut down from a fire so they are now back with a whole new setup in the past they had 24 hr drop off not sure if they will this year. You used to be able to pull up even after hours and punch in a code to get thru the door and then you had to fill out your own slip and hang the deer. I asked in the summer if they were going to do this again and got a no answer from cashier but seems like they say they have 24 hr drop off. I will find out more next week if I do early antlerless. On their Facebook site they say 24 hr drop off so seems like they will have some set up going. This is a game changer when you are hunting in a warmer evening and everyone is shut down but you can drop off your deer in a refrigerated room and know your deer is safe.

Deer Processing | LAMBERT'S MEAT MARKET | Gladwin, MI

Lambert’s Deer Processing in Gladwin, MI, with its many checks and balances, guarantees that you will receive your own venison upon pick-up.

lambertsmeatmarket.com

I can say I had used them for a few years before their fire and they vacuum seal all solid meat and the ground venison was in the plastic tube bags tightly wrapped. The cuts were very clean compared to some other processors, I rarely have any silver skin on the steaks and steaks were cut thicker than most other places I have gone to.

Lambert's does have 24 hour service. They will have it all thru the hunting season. Just need to call them and get the code to lock your deer in the cooler.

 

I think for the casual and younger hunter the rising price of deer processing deters people from actually killing deer. $150 plus extra for sausage Before you know it got a bill for $300. Miss the days when $50 would get it done. Yea, I know that was 20 years ago.

 

Was paying $50/60 in 2020.