4 deer and wild game processors in Luzerne County, PA. 3 take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations and 3 are PGC-approved CWD cooperators. Sorted by Google rating weighted by review count.
Luzerne County has 4 deer processors in this directory, spread across 4 towns: Dallas, Drums, Hunlock Creek and Nescopeck. Shops with Google reviews here average 4.7 stars, in line with the statewide 4.6. Naugles Deer Processing leads the ranking with a 4.8 average from 64 Google reviews.
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Naugles Deer Processing, Country Butcher Shop and Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing. Naugles Deer Processing, Country Butcher Shop and Wren's Taxidermy & Deer Processing are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. That's 75% of local shops in HSH, against 36% statewide. For late drags out of the woods, Naugles Deer Processing offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: snack sticks, fresh sausage, summer 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.
Luzerne County is in the PGC's Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. If every cooler here is full, neighboring Wyoming, Columbia, Lackawanna and Monroe counties have 16 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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