With Hunting Season Coming, Getting Your Meat Processing Equipment is a Must

NEW ULM, Texas - July 7, 2017 - PRLog -- Hunting season is just around the corner so it is important to stock up on your meat processing equipment before the season is upon you. It's not uncommon for people to wait till they tag their first buck or bag their first deer of the season before they worry about whether their commercial electric meat grinder or their sausage stuffer is operational. By waiting you take the chance of your meat spoiling. As you can see from the dates below hunting season is approaching.

Alligator - 22 Counties & special properties: Sep. 10 - 30, 2017 / All Other Counties: Apr. 1 - June 30, 2018.

Dove - North Zone:  Sep. 1 - Nov. 12, 2017 & Dec. 15 - Dec. 31, 2017 / Central Zone: Sep. 1 - Nov. 5, 2017 & Dec. 15, 2017 - Jan. 7, 2018 / South Zone: Regular season: Sep. 22 - Nov. 8, 2017; Dec. 15, 2017 - Jan. 21, 2018 / Additional days for Special White-winged Dove season: Sep. 2, 3, 9, 10 (special regulations apply)

Duck - North Zone:  (Regular season)  Nov. 11 - 26, 2017 & Dec. 2, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018, Dusky duck: Nov. 16 - 26, 2017 & Dec. 2, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018 / Youth-only: Nov. 4 - 5, 2017 / South Zone:  (Regular season) Nov. 4 - 26, 2017 & Dec. 9, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018; Dusky duck: Nov. 9 - 26, 2017 & Dec. 9, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018, Youth-only: Oct. 28 - 29, 2017 /  High Plains Mallard Management Unit (HPMMU) Regular season: Oct. 28 - 29, 2017 & Nov. 3, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018; Dusky duck: Nov. 6, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018, Youth-only: Oct. 21 - 22, 2017

Gallinule, Rail, Moorhen - Sep. 9 - 24, 2017 & Nov. 4 - Dec. 27, 2017

Goose - East Zone: Early Canada goose: Sep. 9 - 24, 2017; Light goose: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018; Light goose conservation order: Jan. 29 - Mar. 18, 2018; White-fronted goose: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018 / West Zone; Light & dark geese: Nov. 4, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018; Light goose conservation order: Feb. 5 - Mar. 18, 2018

Javelina - North Zone: Oct. 1, 2017 - Feb. 25, 2018 / South Zone: Sep. 1, 2017 – Aug. 31, 2018; Mule Deer - (General Season) Panhandle: Nov. 18 - Dec. 3, 2017; SW Panhandle: Nov. 18 - 26, 2017; Trans-Pecos: Nov. 24 - Dec. 10, 2017 / Archery Season: Sep. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017; Pheasant - Panhandle: Dec. 2 - 31, 2017; Pronghorn Antelope - Sep. 30 - Oct. 8, 2017; Quail (Statewide) - Oct. 28, 2017 - Feb. 25, 2018; Rabbits & Hares - No closed season.

Sandhill Crane - Zone A: Oct. 28, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018; Zone B: Nov. 24, 2017 - Jan. 28, 2018; Zone C: Dec. 16, 2017 - Jan. 21, 2018; Squirrel - East Texas: Oct. 1, 2017 - Feb. 25, 2018 & May 1 - 31, 2018/ Other Open Counties: Sep. 1, 2017 - Aug. 31, 2018 / Special Youth Season: Sep. 23 - 24, 2017;  Snipe - Oct. 28, 2017 - Feb. 11, 2018; Teal - Sep. 9 - 24, 2017

Turkey - Rio Grande Turkey (Fall Season): North Zone: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 7, 2018; South Zone: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 21, 2018; Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties: Nov. 4, 2017 - Feb. 25, 2018, / Archery-Only: Sep. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017 / Fall Youth-Only: Early: Oct. 28 - 29, 2017; Late: Jan. 8 - 21, 2018

White-tailed Deer - (General Season): North Zone: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 7, 2018; South Zone: Nov. 4, 2017 - Jan. 21, 2018; Special Late Season; North Zone: Jan. 8 - 21, 2018; South Zone: Jan. 22 - Feb. 4, 2018, / Youth-Only Seasons (Early Season): Oct. 28 - 29, 2017 (Late Season): Jan. 8 - 21, 2018 (Archery Season): Sep. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017 (Muzzleloader-Only Season): Jan. 8 - 21, 2018

Woodcock: Dec. 18, 2017 - Jan. 31, 2018

Check the website (https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/general-regulations/2017_2018_hunting_seasons) for updated information. (Spring dates omitted)

With hunting season approaching many people will begin to clean out their freezer by cooking up last year's hunt, giving food away meat to family, or making jerky in anticipation for this year's season.  Some will reprocess last year's meat by grinding it and making it into sausage.

Regardless of whether you are buying meat processing equipment to be prepared or process last years hunt, right now is the best times to purchase an electric meat grinder (http://www.proprocessor.com/electric-meat-grinders.htm), sausage stuffer (http://www.proprocessor.com/sausage-stuffers.htm) and jerky making supplies. Visit ProProcessor here in Texas (A couple hours away from Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio) or find all our meat processing equipment online at ProProcessor.com.