Deer Processors in Susquehanna County, PA
3 deer and wild game processors in Susquehanna 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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Stepniak Beef Inc
Demarest Meat Plant LLC
Deer processing in Susquehanna County
This directory lists 3 deer processors across Susquehanna County, spread across 2 towns: Hop Bottom and Montrose. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.8 stars, above the statewide 4.6. The top-ranked shop is Scavazzo's Deer Processing, rated 4.9 across 30 reviews. Stepniak Beef Inc has the most reviews (40, averaging 4.8).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Scavazzo's Deer Processing. Scavazzo's Deer Processing is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. That's 33% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. 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.
The services listed most often here are bologna, jerky, fresh sausage and summer sausage. Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Demarest Meat Plant LLC) and elk (Demarest Meat Plant LLC). Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Susquehanna County is in the PGC's Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Wyoming, Bradford, Lackawanna and Sullivan counties have 15 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.
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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