4 deer and wild game processors in Dauphin County, PA. 2 take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 2 are PGC-approved CWD cooperators. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.
This directory lists 4 deer processors across Dauphin County, spread across 3 towns: Grantville, Hummelstown and Millersburg. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.8 stars, above the statewide 4.6. The top-ranked shop is M.E. Bell, Inc., rated 4.9 across 27 reviews. Sensenig's Deer Processing And Market has the most reviews (54, averaging 4.8).
Penn Valley Meats and Sensenig Butchering take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: M.E. Bell, Inc. and Penn Valley Meats. That's 50% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. 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.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list jerky, fresh sausage and smoked products. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Dauphin County is in the PGC's Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and Northumberland counties have 24 listed processors between them. If you want your deer tested for CWD, ask the shop to save the head, or drop it at a free PGC head bin.
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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