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Southwest RegionUpdated 2026-11-04

Deer Processors in Somerset County, PA

1 deer and wild game processors in Somerset County, PA. 1 takes 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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JohnstownOn 2026 state program list

Thomas Smoked Meats LLC

★ 4.4 on Google (48 reviews) · 305 Fernwood Drive, Johnstown, PA 15905
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingJerky
☎ (814) 288-3252DirectionsView full profile
BASE PROCESSING$120.00

Deer processing in Somerset County

Somerset County has 1 deer processor in this directory, spread across 1 town: Johnstown. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.4 stars, below the statewide 4.6. Thomas Smoked Meats LLC leads the ranking with a 4.4 average from 48 Google reviews.

Thomas Smoked Meats LLC takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Thomas Smoked Meats LLC. That's 100% 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: bologna, jerky, fresh sausage and smoked products. Beyond deer, you can bring elk (Thomas Smoked Meats LLC). Thomas Smoked Meats LLC publishes a base processing price of $120.00; the rest quote by phone.

Somerset County is in the PGC's Southwest Region. Region at a glance: Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Cambria, Indiana, Bedford and Blair counties have 18 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.

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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.

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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