Till Jan 20th 2025, we plan to be taking in whole deer from Mon thru Fri from 8am till 5pm & 9am till 3pm
We do NOT take in any deer on Sundays.
Deboned deer meat drop off is only accepted Monday thru Friday 8am till 5pm.

To drop off a Whole deer after hours Monday thru Saturday text & arrange a time @ (606) 872-1197. Please ONLY use this to arrange whole deer drop off if you get a deer AFTER we close for the day.
NO SUNDAY SERVICE

Showalter’s Custom Deer Processing

Showalter’s Country Meats is happy to provide professional custom deer processing. Simply bring us the field dressed deer you’ve harvested and we’ll turn it into everything from roasts and hamburger to spicy jalapeno snack Stix or savory summer sausage. We endeavor to take your instructions on cuts and packaging seriously, and are committed to meeting your specifications to the best of our ability.

Donate a Deer!

We process deer for Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry.
Bring your field dressed deer & its confirmation number & we take care of the rest at no cost to you!

Deer Processing Rates

Deer processing: $125 FLAT RATE. This includes skinning & basic processing of burger, steaks, and roasts. (does not include breakfast sausage)
Cape Removal for mounting: $30
Gutting Charge: $30

Your deer needs to be picked up within 3 days of being notified that it is done.

As much as we wish we could, we simply do not have room to store your deer.
There will be a $10 charge per day of every day we have to store your deer after the three day limit.

Click here to familiarize yourself with our Deer Processing Form.

Click here to see an example of a filled out deer processing form.

• Please DO field dress your deer before bringing it to us.
• Please do NOT skin your deer. When this is done in the field the meat often ends up dirty.
• If you want us to cape your buck for a mount, we will normally skin it out for you right away so you can take the cape with you as you leave.

Venison Packaging:

We vacuum pack the steaks and roasts and package the burger and breakfast sausage in burger chubs/ burger bags. See photo below.

Packaging Color Key: Venison Burger will be in Camo chubs, while venison breakfast sausage will be in black and white chubs.

Save Our Time & Your Money!

Bring in your deer, already deboned, for us to process into our specialties.

Policies for Deboned Deer Meat

1. Must be this season’s deer
2. Must be totally deboned
3. Must be thoroughly cleaned of all dirt & hair
4. Must be unfrozen
5. Must not be ground
6. Additional charges may apply if these conditions are not met
7. MUST HAVE the CONFIRMATION NUMBER when dropping meat off

Our Newest Venison Specialty!

Come try a sample of our Venison Ring Bologna

Consistent Quality & Flavor

In order to keep our prices down and flavors consistent, we do venison specialties in larger batches. So, on specialty items we do not keep your meat separate from other deer meat. Of course, we take pains to make sure that all the deer meat that goes into our specialty products is clean and good quality, to ensure consistent & delicious venison specialties.

What is involved in getting us to process your deer?

After you successfully bag your game, bring your deer and it’s confirmation number to us for processing. At our front desk you can tell us how you want your deer butchered and what products you want out of it (roasts, burger, sausage, snack stix, etc). If you’re not sure how you want your deer processed, we’ll be happy to guide you through the options.

Deer Identification System

Once the paperwork is done, you will be given a tag with your name & deer number. This tag helps us keep your deer identified the whole way through processing. Simply give this tag to the guys who unload your deer when you pull around to the side garage door – we will take care of the rest.

Wanna keep the Antlers?

If you harvested a buck but don’t want it caped out to be mounted, you can get the guys at the garage door to remove the antlers for you on the spot. Take those antlers home with you, right away.

Need your buck Caped for a Shoulder Mount?

If you do want your buck caped out for a mount, no problem, just let the office guys know when they are doing your paperwork, then when you drop off the deer wait around for a few extra minutes so you can take the cape home with you right away. That way you have your buck’s cape to take home the same day and for us there will be a lot less for us to keep track of.

That is all you need to worry about – except of course to come back and pick up your delicious venison products when we have it finished!

Doing our Part

Now the process of turning that fine deer you bagged into lean steaks and tasty treats begins. We start by skinning your animal and cleaning it.

After your deer is skinned and washed down, we get it hanging in our cooler until it’s ready to be turned into whatever combination of burger, venison roasts, deer steaks, sausages, etc. that you specified earlier. We then package and label your deer meat and cart it to our freezer.

Turn-around time

As a general rule, our turnaround time during the main part of deer season tends to be about 1-4 days from when you drop off a deer till the we have it ready for you to come and pick it up.
During Archery, Youth Hunt, & Muzzleloader seasons, turn around time is usually between 1-13 days

24 Hour Rush Deer Processing

Are you from out of state & need a rapid turnaround time so you can take your bounty home with you when you go? $75 rush order fee if you need your deer done within 24 hours (excluding Sunday) It should be noted that certain specialty options may not always be available in that time frame.

We will text you when your deer is done

Since texting is faster for us, We will text you to let you know when your venison is ready to be picked up. If you do NOT TEXT, please let us know so we can call you instead.
IF it has been two weeks since you dropped off & you have not heard anything, please give us a call & check on it.

Because freezer space is in high demand during deer season, we kindly ask that you make sure to pick up your meat within 3 days of us letting you know it’s ready. If we store it longer than 3 days, we charge a $10 per day storage fee.

Special Hours for deer drop-off

For Youth Hunting, Black Powder, and Modern gun season we are available for drop off from 8am till about 9pm.