Dispatched Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 1303 Long Ln, Columbia, PA 17512
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Best Deer Processors in Columbia, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Columbia, Lancaster County: 1 in Columbia 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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Charles Ilyes Family Inc
★ 4.9 on Google (89 reviews) · 1181 Bucktail Ln, York, PA 17408
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Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
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M.E. Bell, Inc.
★ 4.9 on Google (27 reviews) · 6 Grandview Rd, Hummelstown, PA 17036
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Meat wholesaler
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Kings Butcher Shop
★ 4.9 on Google (70 reviews) · 1157 Trinity North Rd, Wrightsville, PA 17368
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Boneless cutsGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
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Conoy Custom Cuts Butcher Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (16 reviews) · 327 Stackstown Rd, Marietta, PA 17547
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Meat products store
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Zimmerman's Custom Butchering
★ 4.8 on Google (29 reviews) · 418 Royer Rd, Lititz, PA 17543
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Clay Godfrey Meats and Three Sons Meat Market
★ 4.9 on Google (59 reviews) · 8659 White Church Rd, Seven Valleys, PA 17360
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Fresh sausageBeef / pork custom butchering
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Godfrey Bros Meats
★ 4.8 on Google (288 reviews) · 7137 Susquehanna Trail S, York, PA 17403
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Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFreezer paper wrapBologna / Lebanon bologna
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J L Miller Sons Inc
★ 4.7 on Google (165 reviews) · 201 Memory Ln, York, PA 17402
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Rocky Ridge Meats
★ 4.5 on Google (64 reviews) · 245 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks, PA 17572
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Gourmet grocery storeMeat products store
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Smuckers Meat
★ 4.6 on Google (37 reviews) · 735 Pinkerton Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552
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Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingSnack sticksJerky
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Mountain Meadows Butchering LLC
★ 5.0 on Google (8 reviews) · 1725 Boyer Run Rd, Manheim, PA 17545
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SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealing
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Lighthouse Meats
★ 5.0 on Google (10 reviews) · 3480 S 5th Ave, Myerstown, PA 17067
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Meat packer
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Wantz Butcher Shop
★ 4.6 on Google (9 reviews) · 6346 Wantz Ln, York, PA 17406
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Wag's Brothers Meats, LLC
★ 4.6 on Google (99 reviews) · 7 W Canal St, Dover, PA 17315
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Retail meat counter
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Deer processing in and around Columbia
Hunters around Columbia have 1 processor in town and 14 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Mount Joy (1 mi), York (3 mi), Marietta (5 mi) and Wrightsville (5 mi). Charles Ilyes Family Inc leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 89 Google reviews. Godfrey Bros Meats has the most reviews (288, averaging 4.8).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Rocky Ridge Meats. Dispatched Deer Processing, Charles Ilyes Family Inc, M.E. Bell, Inc. and 2 more are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. For late drags out of the woods, Mountain Meadows Butchering LLC offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: bologna (5 shops), fresh sausage (5 shops), jerky (4 shops) and smoked products (4 shops). 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.
Columbia is in Lancaster County, in the PGC Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Lancaster County towns with listed processors: Drumore, East Earl, Elizabethtown, Gap, Holtwood and 11 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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.
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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