15 deer and wild game processors in York 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.
This directory lists 15 deer processors across York County, spread across 8 towns: Dover, Hanover, Seven Valleys, Thomasville, Wellsville, Wrightsville and 2 more. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.7 stars, above the statewide 4.6. The top-ranked shop is Charles Ilyes Family Inc, rated 4.9 across 89 reviews. Weaver's of Wellsville has the most reviews (341, averaging 4.8).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC. Charles Ilyes Family Inc is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. That's 7% 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.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: fresh sausage (5 shops), bologna (4 shops), boneless cuts (4 shops) and jerky (3 shops). Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.
York County is in the PGC's Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Adams, Lancaster, Dauphin and Cumberland counties have 40 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.
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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