Just got the below email from Wenzel's…this would be devastating to my family. We eat our Wenzel processed venison on average twice a week year-round! We have come to trust wenzel's quality and their blends of ground meat. We have 2 types of ground venison from them - one is 20% bacon and the other is ~ 10% beef fat. We use either of them, depending on the meal being prepared.

From Wenzel's:


To the many of our valued deer customers
we would like to say
"Thank You!"
for letting us serve you.

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Due to the fact that Melinda is retiring
and the lack of help,
"we may not be Processing Deer this year".
If You know someone that is
driven & passionate about quality ...
Please send them our way.

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We rely on word of mouth referrals for much of our business. If you enjoyed your experience with us, please tell your friends by sharing this email on your social networks or forwarding to their email address.

We appreciate your support!

Seems it's official….


We are truly sorry!

Think before you shoot.

Where are you going to take your deer to be processed?

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Due to the fact that Melinda has retired
and the lack of help,

We will not be Processing Deer this year.

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If you are interested in purchasing some of our seasonings, let us know.
We have our Summer Sausage, German Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Old World, Jalapeno & Cheese, and Italian Seasonings.

We know It not deer,
but we carry all of your favorite sausages in the market.

wenzellonestarmeat.com

This is terrible news. Best I've ever had.

Sucks to hear that. I like their stuff. Theres M&M in Lampasas & Griffith in Burnet.

I'm think I'm going to try Broken O in Comanche this season.

Hamilton quality meats is an option but I've never been impressed with anything from there.

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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I'm think I'm going to try Broken O in Comanche this season.

Hamilton quality meats is an option but I've never been impressed with anything from there.

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My family has a ranch near Hamilton, and lots of family in town. I've been going down there multiple times per year for 40+ years. I've never had a really good product or experience from Hamilton Quality Meats either.

Wenzel's is where we got almost all our deer done. Guess I'll be doing them all at home now. At least I can still go and buy some smoked cheese and bite my butt rub.

If you're coming back to the metroplex from that part of the world, Joshua Deer Processing does a decent all around job. Not super fond of the breakfast sausage though.

When we moved east of the Metroplex I used kuby's for a while but their deer mixing turned me off. I now go out to Gorman's in Terrell.

Cinnamon Creek in Roanoke for sausage options

Any good recommendations closer to College Station? I have been using Wentzel for over 15 years and need to find a new processor. Wife shot an Axis this weekend, so would like to find someone soon. Appreciate any help.

My buddy uses Broken Tine in Snook.

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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Seems it's official….


We are truly sorry!

Think before you shoot.

Where are you going to take your deer to be processed?

********************************************

Due to the fact that Melinda has retired
and the lack of help,

We will not be Processing Deer this year.

********************************************
If you are interested in purchasing some of our seasonings, let us know.
We have our Summer Sausage, German Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Old World, Jalapeno & Cheese, and Italian Seasonings.

We know It not deer,
but we carry all of your favorite sausages in the market.

wenzellonestarmeat.com

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I wonder how much they are paying? They may have unrealistic expectations for a role like this. Don't get me wrong, finding good help can be a challenge, but sometimes you see cases where people complain they can't get good help but pay a wage that isn't going to attract it.

Aggie1205 said:

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GentrysMillTX10 said:

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Seems it's official….


We are truly sorry!

Think before you shoot.

Where are you going to take your deer to be processed?

********************************************

Due to the fact that Melinda has retired
and the lack of help,

We will not be Processing Deer this year.

********************************************
If you are interested in purchasing some of our seasonings, let us know.
We have our Summer Sausage, German Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Old World, Jalapeno & Cheese, and Italian Seasonings.

We know It not deer,
but we carry all of your favorite sausages in the market.

wenzellonestarmeat.com

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I wonder how much they are paying? They may have unrealistic expectations for a role like this. Don't get me wrong, finding good help can be a challenge, but sometimes you see cases where people complain they can't get good help but pay a wage that isn't going to attract it.

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Yeah, I think they've already made their decision. And I doubt it was really Melinda. They were fine as a processor, but I'll bet the margins weren't there for processing. I suspect they want to focus on their business as a specialty smoked meats retailer, and it took a lot of infrastructure and payroll to keep the wild game processing side running, especially with the growing concerns and risk from CWD.

It's just business, and Melinda retiring gave them a scapegoat to deflect the comments.