Southern Minnesota Meat Lockers

I am looking for opinions on your favorite meat lockers in Southern Minnesota. We are planning to bring 3-4 elk home and I would like to drop them off at a locker that we can expect great results from (and someone who may be willing to allow a drop off on a Sunday.) Please list your favorites hear.

Thanks

What is your definition of SE MN?

DEpending what you want done with them. Owens meat market in pine island. Or buckridge meats on hwy 60 between zumbro falls and wabasha I get stuff done from each place and wouldnt take mine to anybody else.

There are a few in the area, if you want brats don’t go to Pine Island……very dry!! but great summer sausage, just my .2

Koplin’s Village Market in Red Wing, MN gets 90% of my deer/scraps. (651) 388-4701

Huettl’s Locker & Dressing Lake Cit, MN does a awesome job as well. (651) 345-3424

Owen Locker Plant in Pine Island, MN – (507) 356-8612

U hit it right on their I get my burger and sausage made at owens and my jerky and brauts madr at buckridge meats. ive never had muscle jerky even come close to as good as the stuff that come out of buckridge. Huddles in lc is great to but alittle on the spendy side a.

I have generally used all the places you guys have mentioned as well, and typically we go to Owens for burger, but we do not do any types of sausages there. My hopes were to find one who does it all the right way. I know they all have their pluses and minuses so maybe an ambiguous question.

Nevertheless, the big reason for asking was we will be coming from the West on I-90 towards Rochester and anything on the way home on a Saturday evening would be ideal and convenient.

Great opinions nontheless, keep them coming.

Nicks in Hayward gets all of my business. They are between Albert lea and Austin. They are a little pricey but dam good!!

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U hit it right on their I get my burger and sausage made at owens and my jerky and brauts madr at buckridge meats. ive never had muscle jerky even come close to as good as the stuff that come out of buckridge. Huddles in lc is great to but alittle on the spendy side a.

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X 2 to the 10th power!
Call Rusty at Owens. I think for that much of a load of game meat, he’d meet you there at a reasonable time….

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Nicks in Hayward gets all of my business. They are between Albert lea and Austin. They are a little pricey but dam good!!

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X2 hands down best locker in southern MN without a doubt!

Thanks, I may call Nicks and see if they would arrange an after hours delivery. Right on the way for a convenient drop off from tired hunters..Maybe jinxing ourselves by planning ahead but we did well last trip out so expectations are rampant! 15 days and counting…

Greg’s is top notch too. I’m lucky to live not to far away, but I’d be willing to make the drive from alot further distance.

Joel