Country Kettle
About Country Kettle
Butcher shop offering deer processing in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County. It donates venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest.
Country Kettle doesn't have Google reviews yet, so ask other hunters or call to get a feel for turnaround. It takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. If the cooler is full, the closest alternatives are Summer Hill Meats (14.7 mi) or Mease Meats Retail Store (16.6 mi). Call before you drop off a deer; intake rules and hours at Tamaqua shops change during the season.
Program participation
"Not listed" means we didn't find the business on that program's list, not that it refuses those deer. Ask when you call.
Services & species
Hours
Hours not listed. Call ahead, especially during rifle season.
Hours often expand during rifle season. Call to confirm.
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.
Location
227 Mountain Rd., Tamaqua, PA 18252
Schuylkill County, Southeast Region · 40.76406, -76.01223
Open in Google Maps OpenStreetMapSources: HSH 2026. Last compiled 2026-11-04.
Nearby processors
- Summer Hill Meats14.7 mi
- Mease Meats Retail Store16.6 mi
- Dietrich's Meats & Country Store17.0 mi
- Country Butcher Shop18.6 mi
- Beers and Deers Butcher Shop19.8 mi
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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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