Best Deer Processors in New Holland, PA
The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around New Holland, Lancaster County: 2 in New Holland 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
processors
Martin's Custom Butchering
Countryside Butchering
Clarkco Meats
Fisher's Butcher Shop
Noble Rd Butcher Shop
Zimmerman's Custom Butchering
Smoker's Butchering LLC
Hostetter Custom Butcher Shop
Sandy Hill Butchering
Narvon Butchering LLC
Rocky Ridge Meats
Horst Butcher Shop llc
Lighthouse Meats
Kings Butcher Shop
Getting a deer processed near New Holland
Hunters around New Holland have 2 processors in town and 13 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Mohnton (5 mi), Narvon (6 mi), Ronks (8 mi) and Lititz (8 mi). The top-ranked shop is J Mark Martin Custom Butchering, rated 5.0 across 28 reviews. Martin's Custom Butchering has the most reviews (155, averaging 4.7).
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Countryside Butchering, Clarkco Meats, Fisher's Butcher Shop and 3 more. J Mark Martin Custom Butchering, Martin's Custom Butchering, Countryside Butchering and 5 more 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: snack sticks, jerky, fresh sausage and smoked products. 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.
New Holland sits in Lancaster County, part of 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. Other Lancaster County towns with listed processors: Columbia, Drumore, East Earl, Elizabethtown, Gap and 11 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.
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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.
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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