Meat Processors in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

If you are hunting the Ouachita foothills or the river bottoms in Hot Spring County, you need a reliable place to drop your harvest once it is on the ground. Most local hunters head toward Malvern when they have a deer to hang. Having a shop nearby is essential when the Arkansas humidity kicks in and you need to get the meat into a cooler quickly.

There are currently two established meat processors serving the county, both located in Malvern. Facilities like CR Deer Processing provide standard cuts and specialty grinds to help you fill the freezer. These shops handle the skinning and butchering so you can get back into the woods or head home after a long hunt.

2 meat processors in Hot Spring County

Serving Malvern.

CR Deer Processing

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Malvern, AR

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J&K DEER Processing

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Malvern, AR

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Using meat processors in Hot Spring County

A processor skins, quarters, ages, cuts and packages your animal, and can turn trim into sausage, snack sticks or jerky. Many shops post cut sheets in advance and cap how many animals they take per day during peak weeks.

What to ask before you commit

Are you accepting deer right now, and is there a daily cap?
Do I get my own animal back, or is trim pooled?
What is the base price and what do specialty products cost per pound?
Do you have after-hours drop-off, and does the animal need to be field dressed?
How long until pickup, and how is the meat packaged?

What it usually costs

Basic cut-and-wrap is often a flat fee per animal, with sausage, sticks and jerky charged per pound on top. Specialty products regularly cost more than the base processing itself.

Timing matters

Warm weather is the enemy. Field dress immediately, keep the carcass shaded and open to airflow, and get it to the processor the same day when temperatures are above the 40s.

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