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

Best Deer Processors in Warfordsburg, PA

The 6 best-rated deer processors in and around Warfordsburg, Fulton County: 1 in Warfordsburg 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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#2Mercersburg5.6 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Younker's Meat Market

★ 4.8 on Google (88 reviews) · 1141 Tollgate Ridge Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapFresh sausageSmoked productsBacon / ham styleBeef / pork custom butchering
PRICINGCall for rates

Getting a deer processed near Warfordsburg

Hunters around Warfordsburg have 1 processor in town and 5 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Mercersburg (6 mi), Harrisonville (16 mi) and Clearville (19 mi). Younker's Meat Market leads the ranking with a 4.8 average from 88 Google reviews.

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Buck Ridge Butcher Shop and Strait's Butcher Shop. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Younker's Meat Market, Whitetail Custom Butchering LLC and Woodside Custom Slaughtering And Processing. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: fresh sausage (2 shops), smoked products (2 shops), bologna and jerky. 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.

Warfordsburg sits in Fulton County, part of the PGC's Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other Fulton County towns with listed processors: Harrisonville and Mercersburg. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Buck Ridge Butcher Shop

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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