DEER CARCASS PROCESSING

The U. S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) division requires a meat processing facility to process white-tailed deer carcasses in the State of Illinois. The processing facility or facilities shall be permitted and approved and by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR) process wild white-tailed deer meat. In addition, the processing facility or facilities shall be licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture as a Type II or higher facility authorizing the procession of wild, white-tailed deer meat. Wildlife Services staff shall field dress all deer carcasses intended for processing throughout the project (November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026). WS staff will deliver eviscerated deer carcasses and offal contained within plastic bags to the processing facility generally occur on Wednesday and Friday mornings, but delivery may occur any weekday (excluding legal holidays) between November 1, 2021 and October 31, 2026. The contract shall provide for processing of between 500 and 1,100 deer.