The 8 best-rated deer processors in and around Mercersburg, Franklin County: 2 in Mercersburg 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
Mercersburg has 2 listed deer processors of its own, and this page adds 6 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Harrisonville (13 mi), Chambersburg (13 mi), Warfordsburg (16 mi) and Orrstown (17 mi). The top-ranked shop is Starliper's Custom Butchering, rated 4.8 across 40 reviews. Younker's Meat Market has the most reviews (88, averaging 4.8).
Stitely's Meat Processing, Strait's Butcher Shop and Buck Ridge Butcher Shop take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Whitetail Custom Butchering LLC, Younker's Meat Market and Mountain Man Custom Butchering 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.
The services listed most often here are fresh sausage (2 shops), smoked products (2 shops), bologna and jerky. Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.
Mercersburg is in Franklin County, in the PGC Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other Franklin County towns with listed processors: Chambersburg, Orrstown, Spring Run and Waynesboro. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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