3 deer and wild game processors in Elk County, PA. 1 takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 2 are PGC-approved CWD cooperators. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.
Elk County has 3 deer processors in this directory, spread across 3 towns: Ridgway, Saint Marys and St. Marys. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.8 stars, above the statewide 4.6. Clyde's Quality Meats And Catering leads the ranking with a 4.8 average from 38 Google reviews.
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Smoke House DP. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Clyde's Quality Meats And Catering and Smoke House DP. That's 33% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.
None of these shops publish a full service list online, so ask about snack sticks, bologna and vacuum sealing when you call. 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.
Elk County is in the PGC's Northcentral Region. Region at a glance: The Pennsylvania Wilds: big woods, State Game Lands and the elk range around Elk, Cameron and Clearfield counties. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Cameron, Clearfield, Jefferson and McKean counties have 13 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.
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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