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Shoemaker's Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (8 reviews) · 4955 Pine Hill Rd, Dover, PA 17315
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Best Deer Processors in Dover, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Dover, York County: 2 in Dover 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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Wag's Brothers Meats, LLC
★ 4.6 on Google (99 reviews) · 7 W Canal St, Dover, PA 17315
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Retail meat counter
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Charles Ilyes Family Inc
★ 4.9 on Google (89 reviews) · 1181 Bucktail Ln, York, PA 17408
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
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Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio
★ 5.0 on Google (36 reviews) · 353 Pine Grove Rd, Hanover, PA 17331
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Taxidermist
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Nell Dwight L Custom Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (55 reviews) · 130 Beaver Creek Rd, East Berlin, PA 17316
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC
★ 4.8 on Google (24 reviews) · 429 Kralltown Road, Wellsville, PA 17365
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Retail meat counter
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Win-A-Nell Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (66 reviews) · 778 Centennial Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Butcher shop deliDeliMeat products store
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Weaver's of Wellsville
★ 4.8 on Google (341 reviews) · 47 North St, Wellsville, PA 17365
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsSnack sticksJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
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Clay Godfrey Meats and Three Sons Meat Market
★ 4.9 on Google (59 reviews) · 8659 White Church Rd, Seven Valleys, PA 17360
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Fresh sausageBeef / pork custom butchering
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Godfrey Bros Meats
★ 4.8 on Google (288 reviews) · 7137 Susquehanna Trail S, York, PA 17403
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFreezer paper wrapBologna / Lebanon bologna
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Kings Butcher Shop
★ 4.9 on Google (70 reviews) · 1157 Trinity North Rd, Wrightsville, PA 17368
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
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Conoy Custom Cuts Butcher Shop
★ 5.0 on Google (16 reviews) · 327 Stackstown Rd, Marietta, PA 17547
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Meat products store
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J L Miller Sons Inc
★ 4.7 on Google (165 reviews) · 201 Memory Ln, York, PA 17402
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
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Weaver's Butcher Shop & Farm
★ 4.7 on Google (116 reviews) · 1402 Centennial Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsBacon / ham style
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Potteiger Meats
★ 4.6 on Google (25 reviews) · 43 West Main Street *REAR*, New Kingstown, PA 17072
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Getting a deer processed near Dover
There are 2 processors in Dover itself, plus 13 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Wellsville (5 mi), East Berlin (6 mi), York (8 mi) and Seven Valleys (13 mi). Shoemaker's Butchering leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 8 Google 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. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Charles Ilyes Family Inc and Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (6 shops), bologna (4 shops), smoked products (4 shops) and boneless cuts (4 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Dover is in York County, in the PGC Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other York County towns with listed processors: Hanover, Seven Valleys, Thomasville, Wellsville, Wrightsville and 2 more. 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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