Best Deer Processors in York Springs, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around York Springs, Adams County: 1 in York Springs 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
processors
Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio
Charles Ilyes Family Inc
Nell Dwight L Custom Butchering
Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC
Win-A-Nell Butchering
Weaver's of Wellsville
Bullets N Broadheads LLC
Wenger Meats & Ice Co.
Shoemaker's Butchering
Weaver's Butcher Shop & Farm
Lil' Ponderosa Beef
Wag's Brothers Meats, LLC
Blue Mountain Deer Processing
Potteiger Meats
Deer processing in and around York Springs
There is 1 processor in York Springs itself, plus 14 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Wellsville (5 mi), Dover (8 mi), East Berlin (8 mi) and New Oxford (11 mi). Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 36 Google reviews. Weaver's of Wellsville has the most reviews (341, averaging 4.8).
Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC, Wenger Meats & Ice Co. and Blue Mountain Deer Processing take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio, Charles Ilyes Family Inc and Bullets N Broadheads LLC. For late drags out of the woods, Bullets N Broadheads LLC and Blue Mountain Deer Processing offer after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (6 shops), bologna (5 shops), jerky (4 shops) and smoked products (4 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Bullets N Broadheads LLC) and elk (Bullets N Broadheads LLC). Wenger Meats & Ice Co. publishes a base processing price of $100.00; the rest quote by phone.
York Springs 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, Hanover and New Oxford. 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.
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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