The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Manheim, Lancaster County: 3 in Manheim 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
There are 3 processors in Manheim itself, plus 12 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Myerstown (9 mi), Lititz (10 mi), Marietta (13 mi) and Wrightsville (15 mi). Mountain Meadows Butchering LLC leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 8 Google reviews. Martin's Custom Butchering has the most reviews (155, averaging 4.7).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use County Line Butcher Shop, Sadler's Custom Butchering and Smoker's Butchering LLC. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: J Mark Martin Custom Butchering, M.E. Bell, Inc., Zimmerman's Custom Butchering and 3 more. For late drags out of the woods, Mountain Meadows Butchering LLC offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list jerky (4 shops), bologna (3 shops), fresh sausage (3 shops) and smoked products (3 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Bur-Pak Family Foods). None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Manheim 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, East Earl, Elizabethtown, Gap and 11 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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