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

Best Deer Processors in Brownsville, PA

The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Brownsville, Fayette County: 1 in Brownsville 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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#9Bobtown19.0 mi away

Pekar's Smokehouse

★ 5.0 on Google (15 reviews) · 353 S Willis St, Bobtown, PA 15315
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Snack sticksJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaSummer sausageFresh sausage
BASE PROCESSING$160
#10Yukon16.9 mi away

Dave's Butcher Supply

★ 4.8 on Google (51 reviews) · 380 Huntingdon Rd, Yukon, PA 15698
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Vacuum sealingSnack sticksJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
PRICINGCall for rates

What to know about Brownsville deer processors

There is 1 processor in Brownsville itself, plus 14 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Daisytown (5 mi), Belle Vernon (7 mi), Jefferson (9 mi) and Vanderbilt (10 mi). Sutch & Sons leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 23 Google reviews. Cheplic Meat Processing has the most reviews (467, averaging 4.8).

Sutch & Sons, Espey's Meat Market, George's Wild Game Processing and 1 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: George's Wild Game Processing and Fritz's Custom Cutting. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.

If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (3 shops), snack sticks (2 shops), bologna (2 shops) and jerky (2 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. Pekar's Smokehouse publishes a base processing price of $160; the rest quote by phone.

Brownsville is in Fayette County, in the PGC Southwest Region. Region at a glance: Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. Other Fayette County towns with listed processors: Gibbon Glade, Markleysburg, Mill Run, Smithfield and Vanderbilt. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Fredericktown Deer Processing

No Google reviews yet

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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