Von Hanson Meats of Baxter — Attraction in Baxter

I'll start by saying normally I process my own deer during deer season. But this last season I had to rush to catch a flight to my brother-in-law's wedding.

When I dropped my deer off last November I talked to the man who was accepting orders and double checked with him what I would be getting for the $150 I was paying. He stated I would get the roasts, steaks and chops the rest would be ground. I asked him for the shanks and for my ground to be cut with 20%pork fat. Finding the cuts acceptable I pulled the trigger.

Two weeks later my dad picked up the processed deer and brought it to my house where I was applaud to see 2 roasts from the back legs which had been halved making them 4 total. Several packages labeled steaks and chops respectively and to my terror, 36 pounds... I typed that correctly 36 POUNDS! Of ground.

After a while I calmed down but then as we have worked our way through the steaks I have found there to be no rhyme or reason to how they were cut making them cook unevenly as well as no size uniformity.

I love Von Hanson's as a company and think they do a good job with everything EXCEPT deer processing. If the situation arises again in the future I will find a freezer big enough to hold my deer until I get back.

0/10 would not give deer again.

Respecfully, 36 pounds of...

Had them process a deer for us last year and are finally starting to eat some. Well shame on us for not looking at what we got sooner. Steaks cut like an inch and a half thick, irregular, fat on them deer hair also, got one small and I mean tiny package of tenderloin and a huge paper bag full of scrap not broken down into smaller units to thaw and process. Very disappointed for a professional butcher in the product we got. I took pictures just in case I needed em. Will go back to butchering the deer ourselves just didnt have the time last year and now after wasting our money and still having to do all the trimming on whats left, well wont...

Sent my son there with a $50 gift certificate I got at my company Christmas Party. He ordered beef sticks, ice cream and 2 RibEyes. He grabbed his bag and came home only to find no rib eyes and no receipt. Called them and they said no one left anything there. They were not at all apologetic, helpful or even remotely concerned. My son also told me they were bordering on rude and impatient while he was looking at the different meats.

I will NEVER recommend them to anyone and they got my Christmas money but they will definitely NEVER get another penny out of me.

I'd go vegetarian before buying from them.

Sincerely, $50 quart of ice...