BJ's Deer Cutting
★ 5.0 on Google (3 reviews) · 4518 State Route 154, Canton, PA 17724
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Canton, PA
The 4 best-rated deer processors in and around Canton, Bradford County: 1 in Canton 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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Bryan's Meat Cutting & Ctry Butcher Shop
★ 4.9 on Google (94 reviews) · 8861 Springfield Road, Milan, PA 18831
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealing
BASE PROCESSING$150.00
Cherry Flats Processing LLC
★ 3.8 on Google (6 reviews) · 2893 Cherry Flats Rd., Covington, PA 16917
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Ground venison / burgerVacuum sealingSnack sticksJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
PRICINGCall for rates
Bare Bones BBQ & Deer Processing
No Google reviews yet · 521 Cotts Rd., Forksville, PA 18616
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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What to know about Canton deer processors
Canton has 1 listed deer processor of its own, and this page adds 3 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Forksville (11 mi), Covington (18 mi) and Milan (19 mi). The top-ranked shop is Bryan's Meat Cutting & Ctry Butcher Shop, rated 4.9 across 94 reviews.
BJ's Deer Cutting, Bryan's Meat Cutting & Ctry Butcher Shop, Cherry Flats Processing LLC and 1 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. None of these shops is on the PGC cooperating processor list. Under the 2026-27 CWD rules you don't need one, since any shop can take your deer as long as high-risk parts go out with the trash. None of these processors list a 24/7 drop-off. If you hunt until dark, call ahead about late intake or keep the deer iced.
The services listed most often here are snack sticks (2 shops), bologna (2 shops), fresh sausage (2 shops) and venison hot dogs (2 shops). Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Bryan's Meat Cutting & Ctry Butcher Shop publishes a base processing price of $150.00; the rest quote by phone.
Canton sits in Bradford County, part of the PGC's Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. Other Bradford County towns with listed processors: Athens, Gillett, Milan, Rome and Stevensville. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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