4 deer and wild game processors in Lackawanna County, PA. 1 takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 0 are PGC-approved CWD cooperators. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.
Lackawanna County has 4 deer processors in this directory, spread across 4 towns: Greenfield Township, Jefferson Township, Jefferson Twp and Jessup. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.7 stars, above the statewide 4.6. Smokin Joes Meat & Deli leads the ranking with a 4.7 average from 570 Google reviews.
Smokin Joes Meat & Deli takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. None of these shops is on the PGC cooperating processor list. Under the 2026-27 CWD rules you don't need one, since any shop can take your deer as long as high-risk parts go out with the trash. That's 25% 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.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list snack sticks (2 shops), fresh sausage (2 shops), smoked products (2 shops) and vacuum sealing (2 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Paul's Custome meats) and elk (Pasqualichio Brothers, Inc.). None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Lackawanna County is in the PGC's Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Pike, Wyoming, Monroe and Susquehanna 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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