Venison Processing Info

We have some basic requirements we ask everyone bringing in venison to follow to ensure we can make a quality product:

Please bring in frozen venison, in Ziploc or other sealable bags.
- While we prefer whole pieces of Venison, we do still accept ground Venison. It is ground again along with the rest of the meat at the beginning of our process.
- Please do not bring in venison in scented garbage bags, ice cream pails, 5-gallon buckets, or other containers.
You must bring in at least 10.0 pounds of venison to start an order.
We supplement venison 1:1 with a beef/pork mixture, and a 10% shrink is applied to give a total yield of approximately 1.8x the amount you bring in.
We process orders in the order we receive them; as such, we cannot combine multiple orders into one larger order.
We cannot supplement orders with additional venison, or with additional or customer-specific beef/pork mixtures.
Please ensure your venison is trimmed, boneless, skinless, and free of excess fat.
- Bavaria Sausage is NOT a locker plant. We cannot process whole deer.
Do not ship us your venison to be processed. We cannot accept meat that gets shipped to us.
- We no longer offer outbound shipping of custom processed items.
If you are awaiting CWD results, please do not bring in your venison until you receive a negative confirmation.
- For more CWD information, please see CWD FAQ – Bavaria Sausage

In addition, please note the following:

We no longer custom process game other than venison. We cannot custom process elk, moose, lion, tiger, bear, Sasquatch, Ewok, or other meat.
Please see Fish & Waterfowl Processing at the bottom of this page for information regarding wild game smoking.
We batch process venison in 200-pound+ batches, which means you will not receive your own meat back.
Order turnaround time varies significantly, and can range from weeks to months (typically falling into the 3-month range.)
- We will notify you when your order is ready; please do not call to ask about the status of your order.
- Please ensure you give us correct information, including phone number(s), email address, and home address. Otherwise, we can't contact you!
We will take in venison year-round, but typically stop processing orders from around the end of August to the start of the next calendar year.
- Autumn into winter is our busiest time of year for our products- we pause venison production during this time.

Venison Product Overview

Pricing varies depending on product; we can give you more specific pricing when you are in the store dropping off your venison.

Please do not call to ask about pricing.

Hamburger: Versatile ground mix, typically 1# chubs.

Summer Sausages: We offer several varieties of summer sausage, including regular (formerly known as "Deluxe Summer Sausage,") garlic, pepper (formerly known as "Pepperwurst" or Pfefferwurst,") or cheddar. Typically 18-20oz per piece.

Bratwurst: Several varieties available! Precooked and ready to grill- regular, Italian, Smoked, and Polish. Usually 5:1#

Old-fashioned Wieners: Snappy natural casing venison wieners. Usually 8-10:1#

Ring Bologna: Typically about 12oz per piece.

Liver Sausage: Typically 1# chubs. Creamy, smooth liver sausage made with venison.

Old-fashioned Summer Sausage: Natural casing summer sausage with a string attached to hang to dry! Approx. 1# per piece.

Mustard Wheel: Formerly "Double Smoked Honey Wheels" or "Hot Wheels," this is a thick summer sausage slice slathered with mustard and peppercorns. Great to slice and share! approx. 10oz per piece.

Landjagers: Available in regular or pepper. Landjagers must be ordered in 10# boxes. One 10-pound box yields 50 pairs.

Fish & Waterfowl Processing

In addition to custom venison processing, we also offer smoking of your own wild game. Similar rules to venison processing apply; please note the following:

Please bring in your game in a resealable bag.
There is not a poundage minimum for wild game smoking.
At the time we receive your game, we will need information regarding how you would like the end product packaged (i.e. "one fish per package," "filet and package individually," etc.)
Timelines vary for game smoking depending on our production schedule; we will call you when your order is ready. Please do not call us to ask about the status of your order.

Venison and Wild Game