Hepler's Meats processing plant
About Hepler's Meats processing plant
Butcher shop offering deer processing in Emlenton, Venango County.
Hepler's Meats processing plant holds a 4.8 Google rating from 59 reviews, a bit under the Venango County average of 4.9. If the cooler is full, the closest alternatives are Hepler Meat Processing (0.0 mi, an HSH partner) or OBS Custom Meat Processing (10.0 mi, an HSH partner). Call before you drop off a deer; intake rules and hours at Emlenton shops change during the season.
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Program participation
"Not listed" means we didn't find the business on that program's list, not that it refuses those deer. Ask when you call.
Services & species
Hours
Mon: 9AM-6PM; Tues: 9AM-6PM; Wed: 9AM-6PM; Thurs: 9AM-6PM; Fri: 9AM-6PM; Sat: 9AM-12PM
Hours often expand during rifle season. Call to confirm.
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.
Location
5696 PA-38, Emlenton, PA 16373
Venango County, Northwest Region · 41.27569, -79.65237
Open in Google Maps OpenStreetMapSources: Google Maps; Business website. Last compiled 2026-11-04.
Nearby processors
- Hepler Meat Processing0.0 mi
- OBS Custom Meat Processing10.0 mi
- Bims Boloney16.9 mi
- C & D Processing20.0 mi
- Dunkerley Family Farm & Processing20.2 mi
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