Best Deer Processors in Enon Valley, PA
The 4 best-rated deer processors in and around Enon Valley, Lawrence County: 1 in Enon Valley 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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Doug Peffer's Deer Cutting, Smokehouse & Big Game Processing
Nashua Livestock
L&L Meats
What to know about Enon Valley deer processors
Hunters around Enon Valley have 1 processor in town and 3 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in New Castle (9 mi), Pulaski (10 mi) and Ellwood City (12 mi). Beatty's Country Market leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 110 Google reviews.
Beatty's Country Market and Nashua Livestock take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. 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. For late drags out of the woods, Beatty's Country Market offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: bologna, jerky, fresh sausage and smoked products. None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. Beatty's Country Market publishes a base processing price of $145.00; the rest quote by phone.
Enon Valley sits in Lawrence County, part of the PGC's Northwest Region. Region at a glance: Allegheny National Forest country, from Erie and Warren south through Venango, Mercer and Clarion. Other Lawrence County towns with listed processors: New Castle and Pulaski. 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.
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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