Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio
★ 5.0 on Google (36 reviews) · 353 Pine Grove Rd, Hanover, PA 17331
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Hanover, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Hanover, Adams County: 1 in Hanover itself and the rest within about 20 miles. Shops in town come first, then each group is ranked by Google rating weighted by review count, state program participation and distance.
How we rank: a Google rating with fewer reviews counts for less than one with many; shops on the 2026 state program lists, HSH partners and CWD cooperators get a small boost; farther shops get a small penalty per mile. Shops in town are listed ahead of nearby ones. Nobody pays for placement. Details
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Charles Ilyes Family Inc
★ 4.9 on Google (89 reviews) · 1181 Bucktail Ln, York, PA 17408
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
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Win-A-Nell Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (66 reviews) · 778 Centennial Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Butcher shop deliDeliMeat products store
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Nell Dwight L Custom Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (55 reviews) · 130 Beaver Creek Rd, East Berlin, PA 17316
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Bullets N Broadheads LLC
★ 4.9 on Google (12 reviews) · 1980 Taneytown Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
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Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC
★ 4.8 on Google (24 reviews) · 429 Kralltown Road, Wellsville, PA 17365
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Retail meat counter
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Clay Godfrey Meats and Three Sons Meat Market
★ 4.9 on Google (59 reviews) · 8659 White Church Rd, Seven Valleys, PA 17360
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Fresh sausageBeef / pork custom butchering
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Weaver's Butcher Shop & Farm
★ 4.7 on Google (116 reviews) · 1402 Centennial Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsBacon / ham style
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Godfrey Bros Meats
★ 4.8 on Google (288 reviews) · 7137 Susquehanna Trail S, York, PA 17403
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFreezer paper wrapBologna / Lebanon bologna
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Shoemaker's Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (8 reviews) · 4955 Pine Hill Rd, Dover, PA 17315
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Wag's Brothers Meats, LLC
★ 4.6 on Google (99 reviews) · 7 W Canal St, Dover, PA 17315
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Retail meat counter
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Butcher Block
★ 4.4 on Google (162 reviews) · 3055 Biglerville Rd, Biglerville, PA 17307
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapBacon / ham styleBeef / pork custom butcheringRetail meat counter
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Hetrick’s Butcher Shop
★ 4.0 on Google (4 reviews) · 183 Smeach Dr, Hanover, PA 17331
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
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Wagamans Butcher Block
No Google reviews yet · 2851 Baltimore Pike, Hanover, PA 17331
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Brandt's Custom Slaughtering Shop
No Google reviews yet · 1030 Ridge Rd, York Springs, PA 17372
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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What to know about Hanover deer processors
Hanover has 1 listed deer processor of its own, and this page adds 14 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in New Oxford (7 mi), Gettysburg (11 mi), East Berlin (12 mi) and Biglerville (16 mi). Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 36 Google reviews. Godfrey Bros Meats has the most reviews (288, averaging 4.8).
Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio, Charles Ilyes Family Inc and Bullets N Broadheads LLC are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. For late drags out of the woods, Bullets N Broadheads LLC offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
The services listed most often here are fresh sausage (5 shops), bologna (3 shops), smoked products (3 shops) and venison hot dogs (3 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Bullets N Broadheads LLC) and elk (Bullets N Broadheads LLC). Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Hanover sits in Adams County, part of the PGC's Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other Adams County towns with listed processors: Biglerville, East Berlin, Gettysburg, New Oxford and York Springs. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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Drop-off checklist
- Tag it right away. Tag the deer immediately after harvest and before you move it. The tag goes on the ear and stays there until the deer is processed.
- Field dress and cool fast. Remove entrails, drain the cavity and get the deer cold. In warm weather, pack the cavity with bagged ice.
- High-risk parts go in the trash. New for 2026-27: you can move a deer anywhere, but once it leaves the kill site the head, backbone and spleen must go out with commercial trash. A processor handles that for you.
- Report within 10 days. Online, by phone at 1-800-838-4431, or with the digest report card.
Donate venison
Hunters Sharing the Harvest
Drop a legally harvested deer at a participating processor and the venison goes to Pennsylvania food banks. Program sponsors usually cover the processing; confirm with the shop.
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