As I said, I am a Hunter safety and IBEP, (International bowhunter education) instructor. I teach hunter ethics and responsibilities all the time to youth and adults.
The laws in every state that I have ever hunted or have knowledge of specifically require that all edible meat be taken from the carcass and used. This is not an item within the law that is debatable. It against the law to leave part of the meat there no matter how far you have to pack it. Millions of hunters go out every fall and accomplish this with no complaints. If I find someone that leaves meat to go to waste I have and will drop a dime on them. This does happen, but it is actually very, very, rare.
I often bone out an animal and pack it out on my back or on a pack horse. I hunt elk and deer 10 to 20 miles from the nearest road all the time. No one said it was easy but it is part of hunting. The fun stops when you pull the trigger or release the arrow. What follows is a lot of hard work.
I don't think you meant this to light a fire under hunters but it is easy to see that, at best, you have very limited understanding of the sport of hunting and of state game laws.
The programs where hunters give wild game to the needy works a little differently than you indicated. the hunter who harvested the animal still has to get it out of the woods and have it processed. The hunter still does all the work and pays the processing fees.
Good post....
I will add that in my state...we have a program like, "Hunters Against Hunger"...where we have to haul it to the nearest participating processer..and give them $10..to help offset their costs.
Most of the hunters that I know..that do that. Already have a FULL freezer...and are taking part in "extra" doe days...or something of that nature.
FWIW