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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Mercer CountyWithin 20 miUpdated 2026-11-04

Best Deer Processors in Jamestown, PA

The 7 best-rated deer processors in and around Jamestown, Mercer County: 1 in Jamestown 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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#7Mercer18.6 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Jacob's Deer Processing

No Google reviews yet · 9 Poole Rd, Mercer, PA 16137
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Getting a deer processed near Jamestown

There is 1 processor in Jamestown itself, plus 6 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Greenville (9 mi), Fredonia (12 mi), Meadville (16 mi) and Cochranton (17 mi). The top-ranked shop is Livingston's Packing Co, rated 4.8 across 71 reviews.

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Country Butcher Shop, Pitts Custom Processing, Red Barn Butcher Shop and 1 more. None of these shops is on the PGC cooperating processor list. Under the 2026-27 CWD rules you don't need one, since any shop can take your deer as long as high-risk parts go out with the trash. None of these processors list a 24/7 drop-off. If you hunt until dark, call ahead about late intake or keep the deer iced.

If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage, smoked products and boneless cuts. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.

Jamestown sits in Mercer County, part of the PGC's Northwest Region. Region at a glance: Allegheny National Forest country, from Erie and Warren south through Venango, Mercer and Clarion. Other Mercer County towns with listed processors: Fredonia, Greenville, Jackson Center and Mercer. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Country Butcher Shop

No Google reviews yet

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.

2026-27 CWD rules →

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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