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

Best Deer Processors in Meadville, PA

The 11 best-rated deer processors in and around Meadville, Crawford County: 1 in Meadville 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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#7Edinboro19.9 mi away

Meat and Moss Company

★ 4.7 on Google (30 reviews) · 606 Erie St, Edinboro, PA 16412
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSmoked productsBacon / ham style
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What to know about Meadville deer processors

Hunters around Meadville have 1 processor in town and 10 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Cochranton (8 mi), Jamestown (10 mi), Conneautville (13 mi) and Cambridge Springs (14 mi). The top-ranked shop is Hilltop Processing, rated 4.9 across 22 reviews. Livingston's Packing Co has the most reviews (71, averaging 4.8).

Pitts Custom Processing, Hilltop Processing, Dunkerley Family Farm & Processing and 2 more take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Hilltop Processing, Dunkerley Family Farm & Processing and Scott's Custom Deer Processing are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. 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.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: smoked products (2 shops), boneless cuts (2 shops) and fresh sausage. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Meadville sits in Crawford County, part of the PGC's Northwest Region. Region at a glance: Allegheny National Forest country, from Erie and Warren south through Venango, Mercer and Clarion. Other Crawford County towns with listed processors: Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Cochranton, Conneautville, Jamestown and 2 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Pitts Custom Processing

★ 4.0 on Google (3 reviews)

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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