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Deer Processors PAIndependent PA deer processor directory
Schuylkill CountyWithin 20 miUpdated 2026-11-04

Best Deer Processors in Hegins, PA

The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Hegins, Schuylkill County: 1 in Hegins 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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#2Pine Grove9.9 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Mease Meats, Inc.

★ 4.8 on Google (47 reviews) · 68 Sawmill Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerSnack sticksJerky
PRICINGCall for rates
#4Myerstown18.8 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Bur-Pak Family Foods

★ 4.7 on Google (91 reviews) · 98 E Rosebud Rd, Myerstown, PA 17067
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningBoneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealing
PRICINGCall for rates
#11Herndon16.1 mi away

Shaffer's Venison Farm

★ 4.4 on Google (51 reviews) · 4659 PA-147, Herndon, PA 17830
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerVacuum sealingSnack sticks
PRICINGCall for rates
#12Myerstown15.2 mi away24/7 or after-hours drop-offOn 2026 state program list

Twin Pines Custom Meats

★ 4.0 on Google (34 reviews) · 400 Meckville Rd, Myerstown, PA 17067
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest✓PGC CWD cooperating processor✓After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bologna
PRICINGCall for rates

Deer processing in and around Hegins

Hunters around Hegins have 1 processor in town and 14 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Pine Grove (10 mi), Dornsife (12 mi), Jonestown (13 mi) and Trevorton (13 mi). Mease Meats, Inc. leads the ranking with a 4.8 average from 47 Google reviews. Bur-Pak Family Foods has the most reviews (91, averaging 4.7).

To donate venison through Hunters Sharing the Harvest, use Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley, Mease Meats, Inc., Sadler's Custom Butchering and 3 more. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Mease Meats, Inc., Sadler's Custom Butchering, Bur-Pak Family Foods and 3 more. For late drags out of the woods, Twin Pines Custom Meats offers after-hours or 24/7 drop-off.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: jerky (5 shops), fresh sausage (5 shops), snack sticks (4 shops) and bologna (3 shops). Beyond deer, you can bring bear (Bur-Pak Family Foods) and elk (Shaffer's Venison Farm). No shop here publishes a base price online, so ask for the standard deer rate and any add-ons when you call.

Hegins sits in Schuylkill County, part of the PGC's Southeast Region. Region at a glance: Lancaster, Berks and the Philadelphia suburbs, where special-regulation areas and farmland deer keep processors busy. Other Schuylkill County towns with listed processors: Auburn, Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Moore Supply Co. - Across the Valley

No Google reviews yet

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.

2026-27 CWD rules →

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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