Posted on 02/29/2020 12:00:36 PM PST by rktman
Missouri hunters have been credited with donating over 300,000 pounds of venison to local food banks and pantries to help provide a quality protein food source to people in need.
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri released a statement thanking everyone involved in the state’s “Share the Harvest” food donation program.
In addition to the hunters who participated this year, over 100 meat processors participated, turning the game into tidy and ready-to-use packages of meat.
The program was started by hunters in 1992 as a way to alleviate food scarcity in their local communities.
“Hunters started Share the Harvest because they saw a need in their communities and hunters remain the driving force behind this popular program that helps feed our fellow Missourians who are in need,” MDC Director Sara Parker Pauley said.
This year, 348,535 pounds of venison, including 6,795 whole deer, were donated to the program.
“Since the program was started in 1992, it has provided more than 4.3 million pounds of lean, healthy venison to help feed hungry Missourians, including this past season’s donations,” MDC staffer Joe Jerek stated.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
Meat is here to stay.
My grandpa told me as we were walking back empty handed, “It’s called Hunting, not Sure Thing for a reason.”
I recall a TV episode where Marshall Dillon and Chester had their horses taken, and were walking back to town on a long dusty road.
I think it was Chester who remarked, “You can’t win ‘em all”.
“Guess they prefer vehicle deer encounters”.
250 North American fatalities annually.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer%E2%80%93vehicle_collisions
Interesting. Thanks.
Great stats and quotes on your home page, bob.
thanks Verbosus- lots of good info there- especially the founding father’s comments on guns, the fella that got all those together did a great job at that site in the l ink
They are eating better, healthier meat than the rest of us that have no choice but to buy meat at the local grocery store. And it’s free.
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