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Deer Processors in Southwest Pennsylvania

Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. 51 processors across 10 counties, 20 HSH partners and 8 CWD cooperators.

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Counties in the Southwest Region

Allegheny County6Armstrong County5Beaver County1Cambria County3Fayette County6Greene County3Indiana County5Somerset County1Washington County9Westmoreland County12

All Southwest PA processors

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Plum

Pronio's Food Service

★ 4.9 on Google (137 reviews) · 1055 Unity Trestle Rd, Plum, PA 15239
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingFresh sausageBeef / pork custom butchering
☎ (412) 385-4957DirectionsView full profile
PRICINGCall for rates
JohnstownOn 2026 state program list

Thomas Smoked Meats LLC

★ 4.4 on Google (48 reviews) · 305 Fernwood Drive, Johnstown, PA 15905
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingJerky
☎ (814) 288-3252DirectionsView full profile
BASE PROCESSING$120.00
Indiana

Cunningham Meats

★ 4.6 on Google (181 reviews) · 81 Cunningham Rd, Indiana, PA 15701
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksJerky
☎ (724) 465-8862DirectionsView full profile
PRICINGCall for rates
CarnegieOn 2026 state program list

Kip's Deer Processing

★ 4.1 on Google (86 reviews) · 3 Saint John's Drive, Carnegie, PA 15106
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFreezer paper wrap
☎ (412) 279-6527DirectionsView full profile
BASE PROCESSING$95.00

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 →

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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