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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Armstrong CountyWithin 20 miUpdated 2026-11-04

Best Deer Processors in Kittanning, PA

The 12 best-rated deer processors in and around Kittanning, Armstrong County: 2 in Kittanning 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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#5Cabot13.2 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

McKruit's Custom Meat Cutting

★ 4.7 on Google (41 reviews) · 1011 Bear Creek Road, Cabot, PA 16023
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyFresh sausageSmoked products
PRICINGCall for rates
#6Butler16.2 mi away

Schnur's Country Market

★ 4.9 on Google (115 reviews) · 252 Bonniebrook Rd, Butler, PA 16002
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
PRICINGCall for rates
#9Indiana17.4 mi away

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
PRICINGCall for rates

Getting a deer processed near Kittanning

Hunters around Kittanning have 2 processors in town and 10 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Ford City (5 mi), Cowansville (12 mi), Cabot (13 mi) and New Kensington (15 mi). Welters Meat Shop leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 64 Google reviews. Cunningham Meats has the most reviews (181, averaging 4.6).

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Myers Meat Shop, Graham's Custom Butchering, Welters Meat Shop and 3 more. Toy's Deer Processing is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: jerky (3 shops), fresh sausage (3 shops), smoked products (3 shops) and bologna (2 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Paul Pollick's Whitetail Deer Lures) and elk (Paul Pollick's Whitetail Deer Lures). No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Kittanning is in Armstrong County, in the PGC Southwest Region. Region at a glance: Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. Other Armstrong County towns with listed processors: Cowansville and Ford City. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Myers Meat Shop

★ 5.0 on Google (1 review)

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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