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

Best Deer Processors in Thomasville, PA

The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Thomasville, York County: 1 in Thomasville 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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#2York2.1 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Charles Ilyes Family Inc

★ 4.9 on Google (89 reviews) · 1181 Bucktail Ln, York, PA 17408
–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
#8York6.5 mi away

Godfrey Bros Meats

★ 4.8 on Google (288 reviews) · 7137 Susquehanna Trail S, York, PA 17403
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsCustom cuts / cut & wrapGround venison / burgerFreezer paper wrapBologna / Lebanon bologna
PRICINGCall for rates
#9Wrightsville14.0 mi away

Kings Butcher Shop

★ 4.9 on Google (70 reviews) · 1157 Trinity North Rd, Wrightsville, PA 17368
–Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
Boneless cutsGround venison / burgerJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
PRICINGCall for rates

What to know about Thomasville deer processors

Thomasville has 1 listed deer processor of its own, and this page adds 14 nearby options within roughly 20 miles. The nearby shops are in York (2 mi), Dover (6 mi), Seven Valleys (7 mi) and East Berlin (10 mi). The top-ranked shop is Charles Ilyes Family Inc, rated 4.9 across 89 reviews. Weaver's of Wellsville has the most reviews (341, averaging 4.8).

Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC takes Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Charles Ilyes Family Inc and Doug Myers Taxidermy Studio. 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.

The services listed most often here are fresh sausage (6 shops), bologna (4 shops), smoked products (4 shops) and boneless cuts (4 shops). Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Pricing isn't posted for these shops. Ask for the base rate, then skinning, caping and specialty product charges.

Thomasville is in York County, in the PGC Southcentral Region. Region at a glance: Ridge-and-valley country from Harrisburg out to Bedford and Fulton, plus Michaux and Tuscarora forest land. Other York County towns with listed processors: Dover, Hanover, Seven Valleys, Wellsville, Wrightsville and 2 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Rick Messinger

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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