country boy butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (44 reviews) · 198 Fairview Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Best Deer Processors in Shippensburg, PA
The 11 best-rated deer processors in and around Shippensburg, Cumberland County: 1 in Shippensburg 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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Wenger Meats & Ice Co.
★ 4.6 on Google (179 reviews) · 511 E Louther Street, Carlisle, PA 17013
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningVacuum sealingJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
BASE PROCESSING$100.00
Mountain Man Custom Butchering
★ 4.6 on Google (34 reviews) · 10125 Mountain Rd, Orrstown, PA 17244
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
Meat products store
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Lil' Ponderosa Beef
★ 4.8 on Google (27 reviews) · 44 Ponderosa Rd, Carlisle, PA 17015
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerBeef / pork custom butcheringRetail meat counter
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Stitely's Meat Processing
★ 4.7 on Google (12 reviews) · 3647 Haulman Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Little C's Custom Butchering
★ 4.8 on Google (6 reviews) · 18303 Dry Run Rd W, Spring Run, PA 17262
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Jerry Petersheim Butchering
★ 5.0 on Google (3 reviews) · 736 Whispering Pine Ln, Loysville, PA 17047
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Ben's Butcher Block
★ 5.0 on Google (1 review) · Chambersburg, PA 17202
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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Butcher Block
★ 4.4 on Google (162 reviews) · 3055 Biglerville Rd, Biglerville, PA 17307
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapBacon / ham styleBeef / pork custom butcheringRetail meat counter
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Rocky Hill Meats
★ 4.1 on Google (108 reviews) · EBT accepted for goat, 655 Big Spring Rd, Newville, PA 17241
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingWalk-in cooler
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Arnold's Butcher Shop / Js Farms
No Google reviews yet · 650 Mohawk Rd, Newville, PA 17241
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off–Website or Facebook
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What to know about Shippensburg deer processors
Hunters around Shippensburg have 1 processor in town and 10 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Newville (5 mi), Orrstown (12 mi), Carlisle (13 mi) and Loysville (15 mi). The top-ranked shop is country boy butchering, rated 5.0 across 44 reviews. Wenger Meats & Ice Co. has the most reviews (179, averaging 4.6).
Wenger Meats & Ice Co. and Stitely's Meat Processing take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Mountain Man Custom Butchering is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. After-hours drop-off is available at Rocky Hill Meats.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: vacuum sealing (2 shops), bologna, jerky and fresh sausage. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Wenger Meats & Ice Co. publishes a base processing price of $100.00; the rest quote by phone.
Shippensburg sits in Cumberland County, part of the PGC's Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other Cumberland County towns with listed processors: Carlisle, Enola, New Kingstown and Newville. 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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