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

Best Deer Processors in Wellsville, PA

The 15 best-rated deer processors in and around Wellsville, York County: 2 in Wellsville 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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#3York13.7 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
#7Carlisle16.8 mi awayOn 2026 state program list

Wenger Meats & Ice Co.

★ 4.6 on Google (179 reviews) · 511 E Louther Street, Carlisle, PA 17013
✓Hunters Sharing the Harvest–PGC CWD cooperating processor–After-hours drop-off✓Website or Facebook
SkinningVacuum sealingJerkyBologna / Lebanon bolognaFresh sausage
BASE PROCESSING$100.00
#8York18.3 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
#14Enola17.1 mi away24/7 or after-hours drop-offOn 2026 state program list

Blue Mountain Deer Processing

★ 4.5 on Google (24 reviews) · 6875 Wertzville Road, Enola, PA 17025
✓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

Getting a deer processed near Wellsville

Hunters around Wellsville have 2 processors in town and 13 more shops within about 20 miles. The nearby shops are in Dover (5 mi), East Berlin (8 mi), York (14 mi) and New Kingstown (15 mi). The top-ranked shop is Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC, rated 4.8 across 24 reviews. Weaver's of Wellsville has the most reviews (341, averaging 4.8).

Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC, Wenger Meats & Ice Co. and Blue Mountain Deer Processing take Hunters Sharing the Harvest donations. PGC CWD cooperating processors here: Charles Ilyes Family Inc. After-hours drop-off is available at Blue Mountain Deer Processing.

Specialty work advertised by shops on this list: fresh sausage (7 shops), bologna (5 shops), smoked products (5 shops) and venison hot dogs (4 shops). Bear and elk aren't mentioned in these listings; call ahead to confirm a shop will take one. Wenger Meats & Ice Co. publishes a base processing price of $100.00; the rest quote by phone.

Wellsville 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, Thomasville, Wrightsville and 2 more. Rifle season fills coolers fast on opening weekend, so call before you head out.

Top pick

Wag’s Bros. Meats LLC

★ 4.8 on Google (24 reviews)

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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