The 9 best-rated deer processors in and around Nazareth, Northampton County: 1 in Nazareth 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
There is 1 processor in Nazareth itself, plus 8 shops a short drive away. The nearby shops are in Bangor (9 mi), Saylorsburg (11 mi), Mt. Bethel (12 mi) and Riegelsville (12 mi). Nello's Specialty Meats leads the ranking with a 4.9 average from 157 Google reviews.
To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Hillside Smokehouse, Haydt's Meat Market, Hughart's Meats and 3 more. Hughart's Meats is on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. No shop here advertises after-hours drop-off, so plan to arrive during business hours or keep the deer cold overnight.
If you want more than steaks and burger, the shops here list fresh sausage (3 shops), smoked products (3 shops), bologna (2 shops) and jerky (2 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. None of these processors list prices online; most quote a flat base rate plus extras for sausage, sticks and caping.
Nazareth is in Northampton County, in the PGC Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Northampton County towns with listed processors: Bangor and Mt. Bethel. 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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