Wild Game Processing

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 At Alta Vista Meats, we know wild game. Whether it’s elk, deer, moose, bear, or other big game, we treat every animal with the respect it deserves and the attention to detail hunters expect. From professional processing to custom cuts and packaging made by our butchers who are hunters themselves, our goal is simple: maximize your harvest and deliver high-quality meat your family can trust. You put the work in—now let us take it from here.

We operate with a strong focus on cleanliness, food safety, and quality workmanship. Your wild game is handled with care in a clean, controlled environment, following best practices from start to finish.

This is custom-exempt processing, meaning your meat is returned exclusively to you and not sold or shared.

All wild game is processed separately to ensure you receive only your animal, every time. 

Our Policies: 

1. All Wild Game Meat must be accompanied by a Tag Number, Salvage Number, or ALS Number.
We do not keep the tag. It stays with you.

a. Please do not freeze the tag with the meat.

b. We are unable to process Birds such as: waterfowl, chicken, turkey, etc.

2. Meat needs to be clean of excess hair, dirt and debris. We charge a $75 cleaning fee for dirty meat per our discretion. We are not responsible for loss of meat due to excessive trimming of dirty carcasses. (If frozen we may call once defrosted if it is dirty or spoiled.)

3. If you have hung your meat prior to bringing it in, we need to know how long it hung and at what temperature

4. Once the meat is dropped off, there can be NO changes to the paperwork of any kind.

5. Any deboned meat needs to be brought in proper packaging such as game bags or zip lock bags.

REMEMBER: Garbage bags often contain pesticides in them, and it does not have to say this on the packaging as it is not intended for holding/storing food products. So please DO NOT use garbage bags... especially scented.

6. Your meat will be processed usually, within 7 to 10 days of drop off. Some products such as jerky may take a couple extra days.

7. Once your meat is finished, we appreciate pick-up within a few days.

a. Meat not picked up after 7 days (1 week) of notification that product is ready will be assessed a storage fee of $10/day. (We are not responsible for mailboxes that are not sent up or messages not received.)

b. Meat not picked up at 21 days will be reported to the fish and game, and then sent to the Food Bank.

8. Wild Game is accepted year-round with the following exceptions:

a. No Wild Game from first Friday in August through the second Friday of September due to Fairs.

b. No Wild Game accepted from the end of the second week of December through to the end of the second week of January for the Holidays.

c. During holidays - it is always best to call before bringing it in.

9.  Standard packaging is four steaks per pack. For wrapped quantities less than four, add $.02 to cut & wrap rate. 

10. Fat added to ground is $1.00 per pound.

11. We only accept cash or check as form of payment, any returned check will be a $25 fee. 

Drop-Off Information:

Please contact us before bringing in wild game so we can schedule your drop-off and discuss your processing preferences: (406) 295-2510