Big Time Deer Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (18 reviews) · 276 Dutch Hill Rd, Canadensis, PA 18325
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Best Deer Processors in Canadensis, PA
The 7 best-rated deer processors in and around Canadensis, Monroe County: 1 in Canadensis 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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Smokin Joes Meat & Deli
★ 4.7 on Google (570 reviews) · 1330 Mt Cobb Road, Jefferson Twp, PA 18436
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksFresh sausageSmoked products
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Pocono Wild Game Processing
★ 5.0 on Google (14 reviews) · 3860 PA-447, Cresco, PA 18326
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The Butcher Shoppe
★ 4.7 on Google (120 reviews) · 640 PA-940, Pocono Lake, PA 18347
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Custom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFresh sausageSmoked productsElk processing
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Paul's Custom meats
★ 4.8 on Google (16 reviews) · 210 Wimmers Rd, Jefferson Township, PA 18436
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SkinningVacuum sealingSnack sticksFresh sausageSmoked products
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Old School Custom Butchering
★ 4.6 on Google (11 reviews) · 291 PA-447, Newfoundland, PA 18445
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Online drop-off / order form
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Argot's Taxidermy
★ 4.2 on Google (36 reviews) · 202 Babbling Brook Road, Scotrun, PA 18355
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Bear processingEuropean mounts / skulls
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What to know about Canadensis deer processors
There is 1 processor in Canadensis itself, plus 6 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Cresco (5 mi), Newfoundland (6 mi), Scotrun (11 mi) and Pocono Lake (18 mi). The top-ranked shop is Big Time Deer Processing, rated 5.0 across 18 reviews. Smokin Joes Meat & Deli has the most reviews (570, averaging 4.7).
Big Time Deer Processing, Smokin Joes Meat & Deli and Argot's Taxidermy 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. 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.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (3 shops), smoked products (3 shops), snack sticks (2 shops) and caping for mounts (2 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Paul's Custom meats and Argot's Taxidermy) and elk (The Butcher Shoppe). None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Canadensis is in Monroe County, in the PGC Northeast Region. Region at a glance: The Poconos and Endless Mountains, from the Lehigh Valley north to the New York line. Other Monroe County towns with listed processors: Brodheadsville, Cresco, Kunkletown, Pocono Lake, Saylorsburg and 1 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.
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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