Located just outside of Freeport Michigan, Alex Fox is a second generation meat processor. Owner and operator of Fox Farms Processing. Their outfit handles custom exempt domestic slaughter and butchering, along with processing deer in the fall. Alex has a background in animal sciences from MSU along with growing up at a processing facility, his processing job is as much a passion as a profession. What more could you ask for, from the experts who are charged with caring for your deer. Touring the facility, efficiency and cleanliness are very apparent. His openness and transparency encourages his customers to come back year after year. While rumors and lore surround the profession of processors, like backstrap stealing and mixing of deer parts, these fallacies were put to rest in this episode. As a hunter, Alex enjoys the job and being a part of memories made, as hunters truck in their trophy deer, take pictures, and even has a check station during the gun opener in Michigan.
The reason for getting your venison processed by a profession could be for a lot of reasons; being new to processing, not having equipment, not having time, or unfavorable conditions. Alex gives some pointers on helping the professionals give you the best quality venison in return.
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