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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Bucks CountyWithin 20 miUpdated 2026-11-04

Best Deer Processors in Doylestown, PA

The 9 best-rated deer processors in and around Doylestown, Bucks County: 2 in Doylestown 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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#5Riegelsville16.6 mi away

Frigid Freeze Lockers

★ 4.9 on Google (136 reviews) · 149 Walnut Ln, Riegelsville, PA 18077
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsBeef / pork custom butchering
PRICINGCall for rates
#6Langhorne17.7 mi away24/7 or after-hours drop-offOn 2026 state program list

Bill's Deer Processing

★ 4.4 on Google (52 reviews) · 2150 Old Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA 19047
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingJerky
PRICINGCall for rates

Deer processing in and around Doylestown

Hunters around Doylestown have 2 processors in town and 7 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in New Hope (4 mi), Newtown (13 mi), Riegelsville (17 mi) and Langhorne (18 mi). The top-ranked shop is Haring Brothers Meats, Inc., rated 4.9 across 268 reviews.

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Haring Brothers Meats, Inc. and Bill's Deer Processing. Haring Brothers Meats, Inc. and Ely Pork Products, Inc Dba Ely Deer Processing are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. After-hours drop-off is available at Ely Pork Products, Inc Dba Ely Deer Processing, Bill's Deer Processing and Back Home Butcher Shop and Country Store.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: fresh sausage (4 shops), smoked products (4 shops), jerky (3 shops) and vacuum sealing (3 shops). Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Doylestown sits in Bucks County, part of the PGC's Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Bucks County towns with listed processors: Langhorne, New Hope, Newtown and Riegelsville. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Haring Brothers Meats, Inc.

★ 4.9 on Google (268 reviews)

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.

2026-27 CWD rules →

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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