Posted on 09/21/2020 12:31:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Tennessee program is now taking donations of whole deer from hunters to feed families in need.
Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program is in full swing for the 2020 deer season. More than 60 processors in counties throughout the state are now accepting donations of whole deer to help feed local families in need.
And this year, the need is greater than ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Because of COVID-19, more Tennesseans than ever are having to rely on hunger relief organizations to help feed their families,” said Matt Simcox, Hunters for the Hungry manager. “That’s why we want to encourage even more hunters to donate their harvest this season."
If they wish, hunters can donate their harvest deer, in whole or in part. Currently, all participating processors in the state are funded, meaning there is no cost to hunters to donate their venison.
When deer donations surpass funding, hunters may pay a reduced, $50 processing fee directly to the processor to cover processing costs or redeem Deer Coins purchased from Tennessee Wildlife Federation here.
TWF says just one deer can provide up to 168 meals of venison to families. The venison is processed and then given to local food banks and soup kitchens.
Actually that’s an amazing idea. I would take it a step further and waive the hunting license for anyone who donate the deer they shoot!
Has a Robin Hood quality to it.
In Alaska, senior citizens and the disabled can have someone proxy hunt for them IIRC.
Thats kind of cruel, wild game is an acquired taste
Walmarts and Krogers are packed in Nashville. Looks like the Star Wats cantena. Sorry don’t see this COVID link. And with the Mayor lying his ass off, I aint playing into this scam no more!
Man oh man I wish someone would get me a couple of wild ducks! I miss eating them. Dove, too.
Fishing too?
Dove wrapped in bacon cooked on a grill...
This is awesome! I wish Jersey would do this
I have been seeing farmers with signs stating they want hunters to hunt their lands this year because the deer herd is so big this year.
Bttt.
5.56mm
I’ll wager that this is done in most states.
NY lets you donate deer meat but it has to be professionally butchered. You have to pay for the butchering.
Yeah it is a good thing.
Put it in a stew or something else with a heavily-seasoned sauce and you can cover a lot of the meat taste. When I was young, we'd often harvest some pretty gamey mule deer bucks and that's how Mom and Grandma used to make it edible.
Good place to dump those Chronic wasting diseased carcasses.... J/K!
Sounds great to me. :)
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