Best Deer Processors in Catawissa, PA
The 9 best-rated deer processors in and around Catawissa, Columbia County: 1 in Catawissa 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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Martz Processing
WA Rothermel Meats
Jeffs Deer Processing & Custom Butchering
Rod's Deer Processing
Beers and Deers Butcher Shop
Veterans Deer Processing
Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley
H.L. Rebuck Meats
Deer processing in and around Catawissa
There is 1 processor in Catawissa itself, plus 8 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Danville (9 mi), Bloomsburg (10 mi), Trevorton (13 mi) and Orangeville (13 mi). Martz Processing leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 16 Google reviews.
Stine Custom Butchering, Veterans Deer Processing and Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Stine Custom Butchering. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.
None of these shops publish a full service list online, so ask about snack sticks, bologna and vacuum sealing when you call. None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Catawissa is in Columbia County, in the PGC Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. Other Columbia County towns with listed processors: Bloomsburg and Orangeville. 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.
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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