LEM makes a real good snack stick mix.  It is called Hot Stick.  I think they may have other flavors.  We use this all the time and it is very good and you get everything you need in one pack.  I think one pack does 5 pounds.  We make all out own jerky, snack sticks and summer sausage.  Bout the only thing out the ordinary stuff you would nned is a way to stuff the casings?  We use a sausage stuufer or you can use a grinder with the proper attachement.  We buy ours at bass Pro, but I am sure Cabelas or maybe Sportsmans Warehouse would carry some.  have fun...makes the house smell awesome...you are making me hungry just thinking abnout it. 

Man, that's one thing I hadn't thought about.  Pepperoni sticks!!!  Someone mentioned trail bologna the other day, and that sounds good also.  I need to think up some variety to my game meat.  I am pretty boring, although I love it, and just do either jerky, or fry it up in a pan with butter and onions. 

If I am fortunate enough to get an elk, or a deer in the next year or so, I will have to try a few of these different ideas you guys are throwing out on here.  I will be pig huntin the second weekend in December, so I am already dreaming of sweet and spicy italian, or apple sausage. Plus all other sorts of stuff.

Darn you, I'm on a diet and you have me talking about all this stuff..... 

First of all congratulations on your hunt. Sorry cannot help you on the pepperoni sticks but I know antelope is great for jerky, summer sausgae and we get a jalapano/cheese sausgae made. Do not have the time or equipment to do it myself so I have it done at a meat processor place north of Brighton. If interseted let me know and I can get you the number. I think it is $2.50 a pound to make the sausage.  

I will second Valley packing in lasalle if you wanna have someone make stuff for you.  We take in alot of goose there every year, we also have them process a pig for us every six mopnths or so.  the do a great job and there prices are are too bad at all.  We just prefer to try and do as much as we can ourselves.  My wife really likes making jery, summer sauasge and some snack sticks, she gives to all the neighbors and we each take alot to work, so making it ourselves we sagve alot of money in the long run....and the snacks do not stick around long once a package is opened.

Thanks for the contact info for Valley.  I will call them.  

We usually process all of our game ourselves too.  We'll try making some sausage and pepperoni sticks too, but most of that will be left to a meat processor.  Finding a good one that makes great sausages is always welcomed.

Thanks again SGM and Goosehunter.

I got these books a couple of years ago and I've been having a blast learning how to make a lot of different sausages and cured meats. Well-written and very informative.

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Sausage-Recipes-Meat-Curing/dp/0025668609/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330365535&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Charcuterie-Craft-Salting-Smoking-Curing/dp/0393058298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330293903&sr=8-1