Hillside Smokehouse
★ 4.9 on Google (156 reviews) · 329 Hartzell Ferry Rd., Mt. Bethel, PA 18343
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Best Deer Processors in Mt. Bethel, PA
The 8 best-rated deer processors in and around Mt. Bethel, Northampton County: 1 in Mt. Bethel 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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Hughart's Meats
★ 4.7 on Google (70 reviews) · 1324 Rt. 115, Saylorsburg, PA 18353
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
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Nello's Specialty Meats
★ 4.9 on Google (157 reviews) · 500 Schoeneck Ave, Nazareth, PA 18064
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksJerky
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Frigid Freeze Lockers
★ 4.9 on Google (136 reviews) · 149 Walnut Ln, Riegelsville, PA 18077
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsBeef / pork custom butchering
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Pocono Wild Game Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (14 reviews) · 3860 PA-447, Cresco, PA 18326
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Deer processing
★ 4.9 on Google (12 reviews) · 1803 US-209, Brodheadsville, PA 18322
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Argot's Taxidermy
★ 4.2 on Google (36 reviews) · 202 Babbling Brook Road, Scotrun, PA 18355
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Bear processingEuropean mounts / skulls
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Cait's Quality Cuts
No Google reviews yet · 1025 Five Points Richmond Rd., Bangor, PA 18013
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Getting a deer processed near Mt. Bethel
Mt. Bethel has 1 listed deer processor of its own, and this page adds 7 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Bangor (3 mi), Nazareth (12 mi), Saylorsburg (14 mi) and Brodheadsville (16 mi). Hillside Smokehouse leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 156 Google reviews. Nello's Specialty Meats has the most reviews (157, averaging 4.9).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Hillside Smokehouse, Hughart's Meats, Argot's Taxidermy and 1 more. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Hughart's Meats. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.
The services listed most often here are fresh sausage (3 shops), smoked products (3 shops), bologna (2 shops) and jerky (2 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Argot's Taxidermy). Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Mt. Bethel sits in Northampton County, part of the PGC's Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Northampton County towns with listed processors: Bangor and Nazareth. 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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