7-H Processing

We are so excited we get to OPEN TODAY 10-20 and we have exciting news God is working BIG in our little shop this year!!

This year we have partnered with Hunters for the Hungry AKA Feeding Texas AND They Got Your 6 Foundation we will all be working together to bring deer meat to the families in Wood County who need it!

We can only accept deer.
7-H will provide all processing needs.

Here's how YOU can participate in feeding our county!

1. Any monetary donations can be given straight to Feeding Texas or They Got Your 6 Foundation to help fund this project.

2. You can donate a deer or 2 or 3!
(Yes you have to use your own tags and it HAS to be a legal deer)!

3. You can share this post to help reach as many people as possible!

All meat will be distributed by East Texas Food Bank and They Got Your 6, right here in Wood county!

Please call ahead to 7-H Processing to make sure we have room for your deer! 903-683-1389

We will be open starting Friday 10-20! Check out our website for hours and other info!

https://www.7-hprocessing.com/

Please BEAR with us as we update our facility, new walk-in cooler and other fun stuff currently being installed. We will plan to open on 10-20-23 for all of you who need our services we deeply apologize for any inconvenience. If you need an animal processed before the 20th please let us know and we can help refer you to the people we trust! See you all soon and to all the hunters I pray success in your hunt and blessings over your family!

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We wanted to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts so, THANK YOU for helping us accomplish so much in such a short time! We are now starting our 3rd year in business and couldn't be more excited to see some familiar faces and make some new friends!!

Take a look at where we started!

Howdy, y'all! We would like to take a moment to reintroduce ourselves as 7-H Processing! For years, Hartvickson Family Farm has had the privilege of serving our community with the best homegrown, hormone free, humanely raised pork. Many of our loyal customers have asked where we have been for the past year. While we have appeared to be quiet, we have been hard at work building (literally) up to this moment. We now offer wild game processing!

That's right, you shoot 'em, we food 'em!

Built with our own hands and on simple, Godly principles, we would like to welcome you to be part of our mission. Our mission is to provide high quality, honest processing to you, while making a legacy our children can be proud of.

Join us today by liking our new page and inviting all sportsmen and foodies to do the same!

Tell us what your favorite part of fall is!

Every hunter, everywhere!

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Show me the handsome guy you're waiting to chase this year!

Stay safe out there🙃

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We STAND BEHIND Kelly Smith and K9 Mata

This is just to help benefit others. We are gaining nothing from this. No need to try and defend yourself for not knowing a different way. It’s not a personal attack. Thanks and enjoy.

I took a few classes a few years back to educate myself more about this. I was raised doing exactly what you’re NOT suppose to do. But I have learned the ONLY reason you should put deer in a cooler is simply because you don’t have a way to hang it to dry. There is more inside the meat 1” deep when soaked than if left out. It’s literally the worst thing to do. If you believe this is the right/better way to make your deer meat better/less bloody you just simply are wrong. I raised my hand in this class with 35 other butchers and argued this point where I got educated by scientific fact to the point the instructor done a demonstration the next day that 100% proved me wrong thinking anything on ice was the correct way.

Just a reminder to all our hunters, a few facts to keep in mind this season. Here are a few things we’ve learned over the years as we constantly push to raise the bar: this picture and some of this message was from another deer processor.

1. Deer do not require aging like beef because venison is a lean meat and does not retain water like beef . You actually lose flavor while gaining tenderness . This makes for a tender steak but less flavor and not fresh ground burger.
2. Please do not soak your meat. Blood is in the veins not the muscles . Myoglobin is the red/pink you see in the muscles . A Muscle is like a sponge that soaks up the water in the ice and makes tasteless steaks and wet burger .
3. If you MUST put venison in a cooler: To have great tasting meat, place your venison in a bag then in a cooler to keep the meat cold and dry.
4. The wild game taste you get at other processors is the result of them leaving some tallow/fat behind trying to cut corners, leaving glands inside muscles and the kind of fat added. While you can hide it from the eye when you grind it all up, you are left with the game taste. Some of this post was borrowed from an absolutely amazing place in Lincoln alabama. Hardins deer processing.

Helpful tid bits for those who may have a little less experience.

Another happy customer here at 7-H!
William dropped off a nice buck last season and loved all of the snack stix and sausage we made him. We also turned his prize buck into this euro mount that he and his wife were over the moon happy about. Deer season starts soon, are y'all as ready as we are!?

I know it's just May but dang I'm already ready for cooler weather and deer chili!

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We are open year round and able to take in hogs. We are also converting into a comercial kitchen for those of you who might need the space to rent to create your own goodies!

Best time of year to hang out with the crawfish!
Gotta love the mud bugs!

Take time to love on your little ones 💙

I am the owner of 7-H Processing

I will not apologize for my pricing.

No small business should.

My pricing allows me to make a profit.

Which allows me to pay my bills.

Which also allows me to stay in business.

My pricing allows me to employ people.

Which allows them to pay their bills.

My pricing allows me to pay myself for the countless hours I work. I’m truly never “off the clock”.

My pricing keeps a roof over my head and food on my table.

I own a small business. One where the CEO knows your name and truly cares about you.

I am not Walmart (a 500 billion dollar company). I’m unable to provide things at the “lowest price”, order millions of units, and still stay in business.

Im not the “cheapest”. I’m also not “the most expensive”.

My pricing is what it is to allow this small business to keep going which allows me to keep making a positive impact.

I will not apologize for my pricing because I shouldn't.

No small business should.

Stolen from another incredible small business owner, Russell Roegels of Roegels Barbecue Co. And Culture ETX , Billy Bonez Custom Kayaks

Copy, paste, and tag me in yours!

You still have time if you have youth that hunt or using black powder!

It's been a whirlwind of a couple moths here in the shop, making sausage, snack sticks, summer sausage and smoking bacon wrapped roasts!
Whats your favorite cut?

The roast is our favorite!

God gave our family this beautiful buck this morning. Good job Lee Hartvickson!!

Thank you!

We had a slow start with archery season but with opening day today we have been busy!

Be in the know and stay safe out there!

Deer and turkey season opens Saturday! Hunters, here's everything you need to know-->https://bit.ly/DeerTurkey21 🦌

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Who has plans to hunt this weekend!?