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Lil' Ponderosa Beef

★ 4.8 on Google (27 reviews) · Butcher shop that processes deer in Carlisle, PA
Address44 Ponderosa Rd
Carlisle, PA 17015
Phone(717) 245-2820
SpeciesDeer
Butcher shop that processes deer

About Lil' Ponderosa Beef

Lil' Ponderosa Beef offers grass fed beef carlisle PA — beyond-organic, grass-finished cattle never fed grain, plus pastured pork and chicken. Order online today.

Lil' Ponderosa Beef holds a 4.8 Google rating from 27 reviews, above the Cumberland County average of 4.6. Posted hours cover 6 days a week; expect longer days around the rifle opener. If the cooler is full, the closest alternatives are Arnold's Butcher Shop / Js Farms (4.2 mi) or Wenger Meats & Ice Co. (5.5 mi, an HSH partner). Call before you drop off a deer; intake rules and hours at Carlisle shops change during the season.

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Program participation

Hunters Sharing the HarvestNot listed
PGC CWD cooperating processorNot listed
After-hours drop-offNot listed

"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

Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerBeef / pork custom butcheringRetail meat counter

Hours

Monday8 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday8 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday8 AM to 8 PM
Thursday8 AM to 8 PM
Friday8 AM to 8 PM
Saturday8 AM to 8 PM
SundayClosed

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.

2026-27 CWD rules →

Location

44 Ponderosa Rd, Carlisle, PA 17015

Cumberland County, Southcentral Region · 40.23627, -77.29725

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Sources: Google Maps; Business website. Last compiled 2026-11-04.

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