Georgia Hunters For The Hungry

 

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Since 1993, hunters have been bringing meat to the tables of those in need through the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program. Through this successful program, hunters have donated enough venison to serve more than 1.5 million meals. 

PROGRAM CHANGE

This year, in a change from the past program, hunters are asked to give a portion of their processed deer through the “Drop-Back-a-Pack” campaign at one of 12 participating processors through Jan. 15, 2012.  So, instead of donating a whole field-dressed deer, hunters are asked to donate a portion (“a pack”) of their processed deer.   Hunters are welcome to give as many processed “packs” as they can provide. 

For those that can’t donate a pack, the program welcomes dollar donations to help support the efforts (donate at www.gwf.org [1]). All hunters who donate (a "pack" or financially) during this collection period will be entered into a drawing for a deer rifle, sponsored by the Georgia Wildlife Federation.    

List of participating processors [2] (Donations accepted Sept. 11, 2011-Jan. 15, 2012)

GHFTH SPONSORS

• Georgia DNR- Wildlife Resources Division & Parks and Historic Sites Division
• Georgia Wildlife Federation
• Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Georgia Food Bank Association

For more information on donating food to those in need during other times of the year, call the Atlanta Community Food Bank at (404) 892-FEED. For more information on the GHFTH program, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com [3] , www.gwf.org [1] , contact a WRD Game Management office or call (770) 761-3045. 

ADDITIONAL COLLECTION EFFORTS (outside of Georgia Hunters for the Hungry)

While the GHFTH program collects a tremendous amount of deer, and has since 1993, the sponsoring partners of the program realize that there are many other donation programs that operate outside of this one. WRD would like to encourage sponsors or partners in other donation programs to contact our agency and let us know how many deer, and pounds of venison, were donated elsewhere so that we may recognize their efforts as well. To report other collection efforts, call (706) 557-3262 and provide the number of deer collected and the total number of pounds.