Horning's Custom Butchering LLC
No Google reviews yet · 1817 Spring Hollow Rd, East Earl, PA 17519
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Best Deer Processors in East Earl, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around East Earl, Lancaster County: 1 in East Earl 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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J Mark Martin Custom Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews) · 741 Red Run Rd, New Holland, PA 17557
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Countryside Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (25 reviews) · 269 Long Lane, Honey Brook, PA 19344
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Clarkco Meats
★ 4.9 on Google (51 reviews) · 3312 Limestone Road, Cochranville, PA 19330
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksJerkyFresh sausage
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Fisher's Butcher Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (22 reviews) · 48 Furnace Road, Quarryville, PA 17566
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Noble Rd Butcher Shop
★ 4.9 on Google (33 reviews) · 1553 Noble Rd, Kirkwood, PA 17536
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Martin's Custom Butchering
★ 4.7 on Google (155 reviews) · 405 Reidenbach Rd, New Holland, PA 17557
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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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Smoker's Butchering LLC
★ 4.7 on Google (68 reviews) · 12 Old Leacock Road, Ronks, PA 17572
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Hostetter Custom Butcher Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (18 reviews) · 1473 Bowmansville Rd, Mohnton, PA 19540
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Sandy Hill Butchering
★ 4.8 on Google (11 reviews) · 470 Compass Rd, Parkesburg, PA 19365
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Christman's Meats & Deli
★ 4.9 on Google (172 reviews) · 1157 Memorial Hwy, Oley, PA 19547
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Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSmoked productsBacon / ham styleBeef / pork custom butchering
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Narvon Butchering LLC
★ 5.0 on Google (10 reviews) · 722 Gault Rd, Narvon, PA 17555
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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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Horst Butcher Shop llc
★ 4.8 on Google (38 reviews) · 125 Scharff Rd, Newmanstown, PA 17073
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What to know about East Earl deer processors
There is 1 processor in East Earl itself, plus 14 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in New Holland (4 mi), Mohnton (4 mi), Narvon (5 mi) and Honey Brook (8 mi). J Mark Martin Custom Butchering leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 28 Google reviews. Christman's Meats & Deli has the most reviews (172, averaging 4.9).
Countryside Butchering, Clarkco Meats, Fisher's Butcher Shop and 3 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Horning's Custom Butchering LLC, J Mark Martin Custom Butchering, Countryside Butchering and 6 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 smoked products (2 shops), snack sticks, jerky and fresh sausage. None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
East Earl 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: Columbia, Drumore, 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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