Wright's Deer Processing
★ 3.6 on Google (19 reviews) · 136 Wiley Rd, Saxonburg, PA 16056
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Best Deer Processors in Saxonburg, PA
The 14 best-rated deer processors in and around Saxonburg, Butler County: 1 in Saxonburg 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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Welters Meat Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (64 reviews) · 170 Welter Rd., Butler, PA 16002
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DeliMeat packer
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Ciafre's Deer Processing
★ 4.8 on Google (45 reviews) · 1215 Pittsburgh Rd., Valencia, PA 16059
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
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Schnur's Country Market
★ 4.9 on Google (115 reviews) · 252 Bonniebrook Rd, Butler, PA 16002
–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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McKruit's Custom Meat Cutting
★ 4.7 on Google (41 reviews) · 1011 Bear Creek Road, Cabot, PA 16023
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyFresh sausageSmoked products
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Pronio's Food Service
★ 4.9 on Google (137 reviews) · 1055 Unity Trestle Rd, Plum, PA 15239
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingFresh sausageBeef / pork custom butchering
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Strip District Meats, Inc.
★ 4.7 on Google (568 reviews) · 2123 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingFresh sausageHot dogs / franks
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Geibel's Butcher Shop
★ 4.9 on Google (11 reviews) · 144 Geibel Rd, Fenelton, PA 16034
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Myers Meat Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (1 review) · 749 Butler Rd., Kittanning, PA 16201
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Paul Pollick's Whitetail Deer Lures
★ 4.6 on Google (14 reviews) · 4940 Garvers Ferry Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068
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Bear processingElk processingBeef / pork custom butcheringRetail meat counterCWD testing / DMA deer accepted
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Toy's Deer Processing
★ 4.2 on Google (34 reviews) · 1988 State Route 66, Ford City, PA 16226
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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J&J Smokehouse
★ 4.5 on Google (34 reviews) · 122 Rosston Cir, Ford City, PA 16226
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CatererFood producer
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Huff's Custom Meats
No Google reviews yet · 650 Dick Rd., Butler, PA 16001
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Bob's Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 215 Ragan Rd, Prospect, PA 16052
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What to know about Saxonburg deer processors
There is 1 processor in Saxonburg itself, plus 13 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Valencia (4 mi), Butler (8 mi), Cabot (8 mi) and New Kensington (10 mi). The top-ranked shop is Wright's Deer Processing, rated 3.6 across 19 reviews. Strip District Meats, Inc. has the most reviews (568, averaging 4.7).
Welters Meat Shop, Ciafre's Deer Processing, McKruit's Custom Meat Cutting and 4 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Ciafre's Deer Processing and Toy's 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 Strip District Meats, Inc..
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (4 shops), smoked products (3 shops), jerky (2 shops) and venison hot dogs (2 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Paul Pollick's Whitetail Deer Lures) and elk (Strip District Meats, Inc. and Paul Pollick's Whitetail Deer Lures). None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Saxonburg sits in Butler County, part of the PGC's Northwest Region. Region at a glance: Allegheny National Forest country, from Erie and Warren south through Venango, Mercer and Clarion. Other Butler County towns with listed processors: Butler, Cabot, Fenelton, Parker, Petrolia and 2 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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