Best Deer Processors in Newport, PA
The 12 best-rated deer processors in and around Newport, Perry County: 2 in Newport 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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Baileys Custom Processing
Penn Valley Meats
Wenger Meats & Ice Co.
Blue Mountain Deer Processing
Lil' Ponderosa Beef
Potteiger Meats
Jerry Petersheim Butchering
John's Butcher Shop
Hampton's Butchershop
Kreider Processing
Keiser's Butcher Shop
Getting a deer processed near Newport
Newport has 2 listed deer processors of its own, and this page adds 10 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in New Bloomfield (4 mi), Elliottsburg (13 mi), Port Royal (14 mi) and Enola (14 mi). McCreary's Custom Processing leads the ranking with a 5.0 average from 8 Google reviews. Wenger Meats & Ice Co. has the most reviews (179, averaging 4.6).
Penn Valley Meats, Wenger Meats & Ice Co. and Blue Mountain Deer Processing take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. Penn Valley Meats, Hampton's Butchershop and Kreider Processing are on the Game Commission's CWD cooperating processor list, approved for proper disposal of high-risk parts. For late drags out of the woods, Blue Mountain Deer Processing offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.
The services listed most often here are bologna (2 shops), fresh sausage (2 shops), vacuum sealing (2 shops) and skinning (2 shops). None of these listings mention bear or elk, so call first if you have one. Wenger Meats & Ice Co. publishes a base processing price of $100.00; the rest quote by phone.
Newport sits in Perry County, part of the PGC's Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other Perry County towns with listed processors: Elliottsburg, Loysville and New Bloomfield. 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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