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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Southwest RegionUpdated 2026-11-04

Deer Processors in Fayette County, PA

6 deer and wild game processors in Fayette County, PA. 2 take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 0 are PGC-approved CWD cooperators. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.

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2026-27 CWD rule: high-risk parts go in the trash

You can move deer anywhere in the state this season, but once a deer leaves the kill site its head, backbone and spleen must be disposed of through commercial trash. Want it tested? Free CWD head bins are on the PGC map · Rules

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Deer processing in Fayette County

Fayette County has 6 deer processors in this directory, spread across 6 towns: Brownsville, Gibbon Glade, Markleysburg, Mill Run, Smithfield and Vanderbilt. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.5 stars, below the statewide 4.6. Haines Farming & Meat Processing, LLC leads the ranking with a 4.6 average from 62 Google reviews. Harry's Custom Meats has the most reviews (102, averaging 4.8).

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Haines Farming & Meat Processing, LLC and Chef B's Processing. 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. That's 33% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: snack sticks, jerky, fresh sausage and smoked products. None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Fayette County is in the PGC's Southwest Region. Region at a glance: Laurel Highlands farm and ridge country surrounding Pittsburgh, west to the Ohio and West Virginia lines. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Greene, Westmoreland, Washington and Allegheny counties have 30 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-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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