Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing
★ 4.0 on Google (12 reviews) · 44 Maple St., Dallas, PA 18612
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Dallas, PA
The 14 best-rated deer processors in and around Dallas, Luzerne County: 1 in Dallas 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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Naugles Deer Processing
★ 4.8 on Google (64 reviews) · 1522 State Route 29, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealing
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Country Butcher Shop
★ 4.8 on Google (31 reviews) · 220 Oak Road, Drums, PA 18222
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Smokin Joes Meat & Deli
★ 4.7 on Google (570 reviews) · 1330 Mt Cobb Road, Jefferson Twp, PA 18436
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksFresh sausageSmoked products
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Wright's Cut-Up Deer Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (1 review) · 154 Dietz Mt. Rd., Monroe Twp, PA 18657
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Dotti-Lou Packing Co
★ 4.8 on Google (157 reviews) · 10184 PA-706, Stevensville, PA 18845
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
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The Butcher Shoppe
★ 4.7 on Google (120 reviews) · 640 PA-940, Pocono Lake, PA 18347
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsElk processing
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Stepniak Beef Inc
★ 4.8 on Google (40 reviews) · 142 Oakley Rd, Hop Bottom, PA 18824
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Pasqualichio Brothers, Inc.
★ 4.7 on Google (30 reviews) · 220 Valley View Dr, Jessup, PA 18434
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingBacon / ham style
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Paul's Custome meats
★ 4.8 on Google (16 reviews) · 210 Wimmers Rd, Jefferson Township, PA 18436
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningVacuum sealingSnack sticksFresh sausageSmoked products
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Beers and Deers Butcher Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (2 reviews) · 108 W Hollow Rd, Nescopeck, PA 18635
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Food processing company
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Old School Custom Butchering
★ 4.6 on Google (11 reviews) · 291 PA-447, Newfoundland, PA 18445
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Online drop-off / order form
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Veterans Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 2040 PA-487, Orangeville, PA 17859
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Gardner’s Wild Game Processing
No Google reviews yet · 220 Sandy Banks Rd, Greenfield Township, PA 18407
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Deer processing in and around Dallas
Dallas has 1 listed deer processor of its own, and this page adds 13 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Monroe Twp (8 mi), Hunlock Creek (8 mi), Jessup (22 mi) and Drums (22 mi). The top-ranked shop is Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing, rated 4.0 across 12 reviews. Smokin Joes Meat & Deli has the most reviews (570, averaging 4.7).
Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing, Naugles Deer Processing, Country Butcher Shop and 3 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing, Naugles Deer Processing and Country Butcher Shop are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. After-hours drop-off is available at Naugles Deer Processing.
The services listed most often here are fresh sausage (4 shops), smoked products (4 shops), snack sticks (3 shops) and vacuum sealing (3 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Paul's Custome meats) and elk (The Butcher Shoppe and Pasqualichio Brothers, Inc.). Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Dallas sits in Luzerne County, part of the PGC's Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. Other Luzerne County towns with listed processors: Drums, Hunlock Creek and Nescopeck. 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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