Hollenbach's Custom Butchering
★ 4.9 on Google (26 reviews) · 2726 Hagenbuch Ln, Watsontown, PA 17777
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Watsontown, PA
The 11 best-rated deer processors in and around Watsontown, Northumberland County: 1 in Watsontown 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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Martz Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (16 reviews) · 99 Orchard Dr, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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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
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J R Meats
★ 4.8 on Google (25 reviews) · 7354 Buffalo Rd, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Marks' Butcher Shop LLC
★ 5.0 on Google (2 reviews) · 774 Dr Poust Rd, Hughesville, PA 17737
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Frank And April
No Google reviews yet · 174 White Deer Ave, Allenwood, PA 17810
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Gibson's Custom Butchering
No Google reviews yet · 6191 Beaver Lake Road, Hughesville, PA 17737
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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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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Stoltzfus Family Butcher Shop
No Google reviews yet · 527 Ireland Rd, Allenwood, PA 17810
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Rathfon's Processing
No Google reviews yet · 2190 Walbash Rd, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
–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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Getting a deer processed near Watsontown
There is 1 processor in Watsontown itself, plus 10 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Allenwood (5 mi), Hughesville (13 mi), Winfield (16 mi) and Bloomsburg (16 mi). The top-ranked shop is Hollenbach's Custom Butchering, rated 4.9 across 26 reviews.
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Gibson's Custom Butchering, Kratzer Meats Deer Processing and Stoltzfus Family Butcher Shop. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Hollenbach's Custom Butchering, Frank And April, Gibson's Custom Butchering and 2 more. 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.
Service details aren't published for these shops yet. Call to ask about specialty products and packaging before you drop off. 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.
Watsontown is in Northumberland County, in the PGC 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, Dornsife, Herndon and Trevorton. 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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