5 deer and wild game processors in Lycoming County, PA. 3 take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 1 is a PGC-approved CWD cooperator. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.
Lycoming County has 5 deer processors in this directory, spread across 4 towns: Allenwood, Cogan Station, Hughesville and Jersey Shore. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.4 stars, below the statewide 4.6. Gross's Butchering leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 10 Google reviews. Thompson's Packing Co has the most reviews (24, averaging 3.2).
Gross's Butchering, Gibson's Custom Butchering and Stoltzfus Family Butcher Shop take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Gibson's Custom Butchering is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. That's 60% 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.
None of these shops publish a full service list online, so ask about snack sticks, bologna and vacuum sealing when you call. 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.
Lycoming County is in the PGC's Northcentral Region. Region at a glance: The Pennsylvania Wilds: big woods, State Game Lands and the elk range around Elk, Cameron and Clearfield counties. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Union, Sullivan, Clinton and Snyder counties have 9 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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