Kreider Processing
No Google reviews yet · 1008 Main St, Port Royal, PA 17082
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Best Deer Processors in Port Royal, PA
The 11 best-rated deer processors in and around Port Royal, Juniata County: 1 in Port Royal 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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Ranck's Butchershop LLC
★ 4.9 on Google (15 reviews) · 1865 River Rd, Lewistown, PA 17044
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Peachey Foods & Locker LLC
★ 4.8 on Google (69 reviews) · 85 S Penn St, Belleville, PA 17004
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapSnack sticksBologna / Lebanon bolognaSmoked products
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McCreary's Custom Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (8 reviews) · 2010 Creek Rd, Newport, PA 17074
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Baileys Custom Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (5 reviews) · 1633 Lower Bailey Rd, Newport, PA 17074
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Jerry Petersheim Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (3 reviews) · 736 Whispering Pine Ln, Loysville, PA 17047
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Hampton's Butchershop
No Google reviews yet · 46 Butcher Shop Ln, Elliottsburg, PA 17024
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Shawver's Butcher Shop
No Google reviews yet · 345 Shawver Rd, Mc Clure, PA 17841
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John's Butcher Shop
★ 4.2 on Google (12 reviews) · 67 Sheaffer Farm Ln, New Bloomfield, PA 17068
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Keiser's Butcher Shop
★ 3.0 on Google (2 reviews) · McClure, PA 17841
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Kauffman's Custom Butchering
No Google reviews yet · 210 Mountain Ln, McVeytown, PA 17051
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Deer processing in and around Port Royal
There is 1 processor in Port Royal itself, plus 10 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Elliottsburg (9 mi), Mc Clure (10 mi), McClure (13 mi) and Newport (13 mi). Ranck's Butchershop LLC leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 15 Google reviews. Peachey Foods & Locker LLC has the most reviews (69, averaging 4.8).
No Hunters Sharing the Harvest partner is listed around Port Royal; the statewide HSH list shows the closest options. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Kreider Processing, Ranck's Butchershop LLC, Hampton's Butchershop and 1 more. 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 snack sticks, bologna, smoked products and boneless cuts. Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Peachey Foods & Locker LLC). None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Port Royal sits in Juniata 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. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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.
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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