HUNT BUT DON’T LIKE TO EAT VENISON?
Every year hunters ask what they should do with all the deer meat they have. DNR is suggesting that people who like to hunt but don’t like to eat venison, to donate their harvest to those less fortunate.
Hoosier deer hunters put around 6 million pounds of venison on the table each year. DNR officials are urging hunters to share their harvest with food banks around the state through the ‘Sportsmen Against Hunger’ program. “High protein, low fat foods such as venison are desperately needed by organizations that provide food to the working poor of Indiana,” said Jon Marshall, public affairs chief for the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. ‘Sportsmen Against Hunger’ is meeting that need by organizing distribution of venison to the areas where it’s needed most. Dozens of Indiana meat processors have offered their facilities as processing and collection points. To ensure the highest health standards, all venison donated through the program must be commercially ground and wrapped in 2 to 4 pound packages. Donors are asked to cover the cost of processing. ‘Sportsmen Against Hunger’ is organized by the Central Indiana Chapter of Safari Club International. For more information call (317) 335-6860 or www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/hunger.htm or visit any DNR office.
Deer processing, donation collection point in our area is located at:
New Haven Custom Meats, Inc.
2616 Ryan Road
New Haven, IN 46774-9634
260-749-4100
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