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Jeffs Deer Processing & Custom Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (9 reviews) · 257 Rebuck Rd, Dornsife, PA 17823
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Dornsife, PA
The 12 best-rated deer processors in and around Dornsife, Northumberland County: 2 in Dornsife 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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Rod's Deer Processing
★ 4.7 on Google (15 reviews) · 330 N Shaffer Rd, Dornsife, PA 17823
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Penn Valley Meats
★ 4.7 on Google (19 reviews) · 570 N. Stone Rd, Millersburg, PA 17061
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Hunting preserveMeat packerMeat wholesaler
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WA Rothermel Meats
★ 5.0 on Google (14 reviews) · 156 Rushtown Rd, Danville, PA 17821
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Meat wholesaler
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Shaffer's Venison Farm
★ 4.4 on Google (51 reviews) · 4659 PA-147, Herndon, PA 17830
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingSnack sticks
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Kratzer Meats Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 134 Shirley Dr., Winfield, PA 17889
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley
No Google reviews yet · 633 Broad St.., Hegins, PA 17938
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Stine Custom Butchering
No Google reviews yet · 176 Ridge Rd., Catawissa, PA 17820
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Zimmerman's Custom Butchering
★ 4.1 on Google (13 reviews) · 2478 Little Mexico Rd, Winfield, PA 17889
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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H.L. Rebuck Meats
★ 3.7 on Google (6 reviews) · PA-890, Trevorton, PA 17881
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Maurer's Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 150 Hebe, Hebe Church Rd, Herndon, PA 17830
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
No phone listedDirectionsView full profile
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Heintzelman Butcher Shop
No Google reviews yet · 540 Oak Ln, Middleburg, PA 17842
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Deer processing in and around Dornsife
Dornsife has 2 listed deer processors of its own, and this page adds 10 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Herndon (5 mi), Trevorton (6 mi), Winfield (13 mi) and Millersburg (13 mi). Jeffs Deer Processing & Custom Butchering leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 9 Google reviews. Shaffer's Venison Farm has the most reviews (51, averaging 4.4).
Penn Valley Meats, Kratzer Meats Deer Processing, Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley and 1 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Penn Valley Meats, Kratzer Meats Deer Processing and Stine Custom Butchering. 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 snack sticks, bologna, jerky and fresh sausage. Beyond deer, you can bring elk (Shaffer's Venison Farm). Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Dornsife sits in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County towns with listed processors: Danville, Herndon, Trevorton and Watsontown. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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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