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Northwest RegionUpdated 2026-11-04

Deer Processors in Erie County, PA

6 deer and wild game processors in Erie County, PA. 3 take 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 Erie County

This directory lists 6 deer processors across Erie County, spread across 6 towns: Albion, Corry, Edinboro, Erie, Girard and Union City. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.4 stars, below the statewide 4.6. The top-ranked shop is McDonald Meats, rated 4.7 across 68 reviews.

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Knapp's Butcher Block, Scott's Custom Deer Processing and Pacileo's Great Lakes Deer Processing. Scott's Custom Deer Processing is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. That's 50% 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.

The services listed most often here are smoked products and boneless cuts. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.

Erie County is in the PGC's Northwest Region. Region at a glance: Allegheny National Forest country, from Erie and Warren south through Venango, Mercer and Clarion. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Crawford, Warren, Mercer and Venango counties have 20 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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