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Level -> Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 4:10:51 PM)

HELENA, Mont. - When Frank Moran shot a mule deer during a hunting trip in Montana, there was no question what he would do with the venison.

Moran took the deer to a meat processor, paid $70 for butchering and returned home to Sacramento, Calif. When the venison had been ground and wrapped, it went into a freezer at the Gallatin Valley Food Bank in Bozeman.

In the coming months, the Montana food bank and other charities nationwide will distribute thousands of pounds of game meat provided by hunters. Sportsmen have donated their kills for years, but this hunting season the meat comes at a time of rising need, with food banks across the country reporting increases in the number of people asking for help.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22082107



DomMeinCT -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 4:46:24 PM)

Excellent program.  We have it here too:  http://www.hunttofeed.com/.



Level -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 4:47:44 PM)

I think it's a great idea, this is the first I've heard of it.



Muttling -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 5:01:53 PM)

We've had Hunters for the Hungry in Tennessee, Virgina and a number of other southeastern states since 1991.  I typically tell the deer processor to give me a few roasts, the tenderloin, a few stakes, and a couple pounds of ground or sausage.   I donate about half the meat to Hunters for the Hungry.  They take it all in the form of ground and give it to various homeless shelters in the area.



Level -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 5:06:41 PM)

Good thing to do, Muttling [8|]



popeye1250 -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 7:09:53 PM)

We had that up in New Hampshire when I lived there too.
The Shelters are loaded with deer meat all winter.



DomKen -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 7:37:04 PM)

Hasn't CWD reached Montana already?



luckydog1 -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 9:54:00 PM)

We do that with the moose that get hit by the train or cars. 



Najakcharmer -> RE: Hunters help food banks (12/3/2007 10:00:22 PM)

One thing to consider - animal sanctuaries desperately need this meat also, and they can often get more use out of a deer than humans can since they eat and enjoy the parts that people don't usually like.  My kills always get shared with big cats, and they are very appreciative!



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