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Southwest RegionUpdated 2026-11-04

Deer Processors in Cambria County, PA

3 deer and wild game processors in Cambria County, PA. 1 takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 1 is a PGC-approved CWD cooperator. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.

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2026-27 CWD rule: high-risk parts go in the trash

You can move deer anywhere in the state this season, but once a deer leaves the kill site its head, backbone and spleen must be disposed of through commercial trash. Want it tested? Free CWD head bins are on the PGC map · Rules

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Deer processing in Cambria County

This directory lists 3 deer processors across Cambria County, spread across 3 towns: Cresson, Ebensburg and Portage. Shops with Google reviews here average 2.3 stars, below the statewide 4.6. Few of these shops have Google reviews yet, so ask other hunters at camp or call and ask about turnaround.

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use K&G Deer Processing. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Simanski's Deer Cutting. That's 33% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. None of these processors list a 24/7 drop-off. If you hunt until dark, call ahead about late intake or keep the deer iced.

Service details aren't published for these shops yet. Call to ask about specialty products and packaging before you drop off. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.

Cambria County is in the PGC's Southwest Region. Region at a glance: Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Blair, Somerset, Indiana and Bedford counties have 16 listed processors between them. If you want your deer tested for CWD, ask the shop to save the head, or drop it at a free PGC head bin.

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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.

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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