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Waterman Meat Market
★ 4.9 on Google (129 reviews) · 97 Spring Hill Rd, Hereford, PA 18056
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Hereford, PA
The 9 best-rated deer processors in and around Hereford, Berks County: 1 in Hereford 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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Mark Martin Meats
★ 4.9 on Google (123 reviews) · 390 Hinterleiter Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Christman's Meats & Deli
★ 4.9 on Google (172 reviews) · 1157 Memorial Hwy, Oley, PA 19547
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSmoked productsBacon / ham styleBeef / pork custom butchering
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Stephen G Manieri Meats
★ 4.7 on Google (9 reviews) · 10 Heydts Schoolhouse Rd, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Dietrich's Meats & Country Store
★ 4.6 on Google (870 reviews) · 660 Old U.S. 22, Lenhartsville, PA 19534
–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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Back Home Butcher Shop and Country Store
★ 4.5 on Google (93 reviews) · 520 Main St., Green Lane, PA 18054
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealing
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Gehris Quality Meats
★ 4.3 on Google (12 reviews) · 508 N Main St, Topton, PA 19562
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Slaughterhouse
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Spring Valley Meats
No Google reviews yet · 3164 Spring Valley Rd, Slatington, PA 18080
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
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Frank Spera Custom Butchering
No Google reviews yet · 1160 Bethel Church Rd, Spring City, PA 19475
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Getting a deer processed near Hereford
Hunters around Hereford have 1 processor in town and 8 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Bechtelsville (7 mi), Topton (9 mi), Green Lane (9 mi) and Kutztown (10 mi). Waterman Meat Market leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 129 Google reviews. Dietrich's Meats & Country Store has the most reviews (870, averaging 4.6).
Mark Martin Meats and Spring Valley Meats take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Frank Spera Custom Butchering is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. For late drags out of the woods, Back Home Butcher Shop and Country Store offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: smoked products (3 shops), jerky (2 shops), fresh sausage (2 shops) and boneless cuts (2 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.
Hereford is in Berks County, in the PGC Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Berks County towns with listed processors: Bechtelsville, Kutztown, Lenhartsville, Myerstown, Newmanstown and 4 more. 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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