# Zingler Deer Processing

You hunted it. We take it from there.

Professional in-house deer processing for local Wisconsin hunters. One flat
price, your own deer back — steaks, roasts, and grind cut exactly how you
want it.

**Service area:** Central Wisconsin
**Season:** Drop-off by appointment during deer season

## Services & pricing

### Whole deer processing — $170 flat

For field-dressed deer. Includes:

- Skinning and full breakdown of your deer
- Cut to your sheet — steaks, roasts, backstraps, stew meat
- Trim ground into venison burger
- Wrapped, labeled, and frozen for pickup

Your cut sheet, your call — filled out together at drop-off (takes ~2 min):

- **Backstraps:** whole, halved, or butterflied chops
- **Hindquarters:** steaks, roasts, or a mix
- **Trim:** ground into burger, or bagged for your own sausage

### Taxidermy prep — $50

Head and cape prepared properly for your taxidermist — clean cape, ears and
face handled with care. **Tell us before you drop off:** a cape must be
prepped fresh; once a deer is frozen or has sat too long it won't hold up
for mounting.

## How it works

1. **Field dress & cool it** — dress quickly and cool the carcass; quality
   is decided in the first hour.
2. **Register & tag it** — Wisconsin requires harvest registration through
   the DNR before processing. Bring your confirmation number.
3. **Drop off & pick your cuts** — call ahead, bring the deer, fill out the
   cut sheet.
4. **We call, you pick up** — skinned, cut, wrapped, labeled, frozen. Pay at
   pickup; bring a cooler or boxes.

## Field-care checklist

- Dress the deer as soon as possible after the shot.
- Cool the carcass to 35–40°F quickly; pack the cavity with bagged ice in
  warm weather. Never lay a warm deer in a trunk or strap it across a hood.
- Wipe the cavity dry — don't soak it with water. Leave the hide on during
  transport.
- Mounting your buck? Tell us before drop-off — the cape must be cut fresh.
- Register the harvest with the Wisconsin DNR before we can take the deer.
- When in doubt, reach out before making the drive.

## About

Zingler Deer Processing is Eric Zingler's in-house operation — not a big
plant, not a production line. Eric processes every deer himself, start to
finish. Your deer is never batched with anyone else's: what you drop off is
what you take home.

- One deer at a time — no communal grind piles
- One flat price — $170 covers the whole job
- Local to Central Wisconsin

## FAQ

**Do I get my own deer back?** Yes — always. Every deer is processed
individually; your grind comes from your trim.

**What do I need at drop-off?** A field-dressed deer and your DNR harvest
registration confirmation.

**What's included in the $170?** Skinning, breakdown, cutting to your sheet,
grinding trim, wrapping, labeling, freezing. Pay at pickup.

**How long does it take?** Depends on season volume — honest estimate at
drop-off, call when it's ready.

**Can the cape be saved for a mount?** Yes — $50. Tell us before drop-off;
the cape must be prepped fresh.

**Quarterd deer or boneless trim?** Ask first — often possible depending on
season volume.

## Contact

Use the contact form on the homepage (`#contact`) — it reaches Eric directly.
Phone and email details are being finalized.