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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Southeast RegionUpdated 2026-11-04

Deer Processors in Schuylkill County, PA

6 deer and wild game processors in Schuylkill 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.

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2026-27 CWD rule: high-risk parts go in the trash

You can move deer anywhere in the state this season, but once a deer leaves the kill site its head, backbone and spleen must be disposed of through commercial trash. Want it tested? Free CWD head bins are on the PGC map · Rules

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Pine GroveOn 2026 state program list

Mease Meats, Inc.

★ 4.8 on Google (47 reviews) · 68 Sawmill Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksJerky
PRICINGCall for rates

Summer Hill Meats

★ 5.0 on Google (56 reviews) · 1297 Summer Hill Rd, Auburn, PA 17922
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksBologna / Lebanon bologna
PRICINGCall for rates

Deer processing in Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County has 6 deer processors in this directory, spread across 5 towns: Auburn, Hegins, Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua. Shops with Google reviews here average 5.0 stars, above the statewide 4.6. Mease Meats, Inc. leads the ranking with a 4.8 average from 47 Google reviews. Summer Hill Meats has the most reviews (56, averaging 5.0).

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Mease Meats, Inc., Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley and Country Kettle. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Mease Meats, Inc.. That's 50% 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.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: snack sticks (3 shops), fresh sausage (3 shops), jerky (2 shops) and caping for mounts (2 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Schuylkill County is in 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. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Lebanon, Berks, Columbia and Northumberland counties have 25 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.

Cities in Schuylkill County

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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