Wild Game Processing | Jordan Meats & Deli, Lakeland MN
Rings of smoked sausage hanging on a rack in the smokehouse

Wild game processing

Bring us the trim. Leave with sausage and jerky.

We turn your boneless venison, bear, elk, goose and pheasant trim into summer sausage, snack sticks, brats, jerky and more, made right here at the shop. No appointment, just stop in.

Read this first: boneless trim only.

We don't process whole animals or carcasses, and we don't debone. Bring us clean, boneless trim with your tag or registration number and we'll make it into sausage, sticks and jerky. No call needed, just stop in.

Hours & directions

What we make

Everything we can make from your trim.

Pick as many as you want from one drop-off. It's all ground, seasoned and smoked right here at the shop.

Smoked

Summer sausage & sticks

  • Summer sausage
  • Spicy summer sausage
  • Cheddar cheese summer sausage
  • Jalapeño pepper cheese summer sausage
  • Mild snack sticks
  • Spicy snack sticks
  • Garlic cheddar cheese snack sticks
  • Hot pepper cheese snack sticks

Smoked

Links & more

  • Smoked Polish garlic
  • Smoked bratwurst
  • Cajun hot pepper cheese
  • Country smoked sausage
  • Ring bologna
  • Bacon formed & sliced
  • Jerky charged by raw weight

Fresh

Fresh sausage

  • Breakfast sausage 1 lb packs
  • Fresh bratwurst linked
  • Bulk Italian sausage 1 lb packs
  • Fresh Italian sausage links

Ground

Ground game

  • Straight ground 1 lb packs
  • Ground with pork 30% pork
  • Ground with beef 30% beef

A note on what goes in: every sausage and stick is half your trim and half our own pork and beef, which is what keeps game from coming out dry. Jerky is the exception, made from your trim alone. The ground options use the ratios listed above.

How it works

From your truck to your freezer.

01

Bone it out and keep it clean

We need clean, boneless trim: no hair, dirt, bone or shot-damaged meat. The cleaner it comes in, the better it goes out.

02

Fresh or frozen, either works

Bring it in fresh, or freeze it and bring it in whenever it suits you. Frozen trim is completely fine.

03

Stop in and drop it off

No call, no appointment. Come in during business hours with your tag or registration number, tell us what you want made, and we'll weigh it in.

04

We make it

Ground, seasoned, stuffed and smoked here at the shop. Every sausage and stick is half your trim, half our own pork and beef. Jerky is your trim alone.

05

We'll call you when it's done.

There's no set return date. Most orders take roughly 3 to 4 weeks, but timing moves with the season, so we can't guarantee one. Once we call, please pick it up within 48 hours.

A labeled bag of cheddar and garlic snack sticks made at Jordan Meats & Deli

Before you drop off

Six things worth knowing.

  • Boneless trim only

    No whole animals, no carcasses, no bone-in, and we don't debone. That's the hard rule.

  • Tag or registration number, every time

    Every drop-off needs your possession tag or registration number. It's a must: we can't take trim without it.

  • It has to arrive fit to process

    Clean, cold and in good condition. We'll turn away game we think has been handled badly or has started to go, and we'd rather have that conversation at the door than send you home with bad sausage.

  • Finished weight won't come in lower

    Because we add our own pork and beef, sausage comes back heavier than the trim you brought in. Jerky is the exception: nothing is added, and it dries down.

  • Pick up within 48 hours

    Once we call to say your order is ready, please pick it up within 48 hours.

  • No special packaging requests

    Everything is packaged our standard way. We can't take special packaging requests.

What hunters say

"I use Jordan's to process my deer into snack sticks, jerky and summer sausage. They always do a great job."

Michael · Google review

Same story most seasons: people who tried somewhere closer, and came back.

Finished summer sausage and snack sticks packaged for pickup

Got a freezer full of trim?

Bring in your frozen trim at your convenience, and we'll get you in the works. Just don't forget your tag or registration number.

Mon–Fri 9 am – 7 pm, Sat–Sun 9 am – 6 pm