Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is once again accepting deer donations to help feed the needy. Partner processors are signed up with the organization throughout the state for the 2022-2023 deer hunting season.
Hunters are encouraged to visit the Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana (H4H) website to find a convenient partner processor where they can deliver their bounty and donate the deer. There is no cost to the hunter as H4H will pay the processing fee. Hunters are even allowed to keep the backstrap. The meat is then processed and picked up by a local food bank or agency in the community.
H4H collected over 800 deer for this program last hunting season, yielding over 30,000 pounds of meat that was distributed to Louisiana’s needy. The goal for this season is to exceed 1,000 deer donations.
“So many of our hunters want to fill their own freezers but then continue to partake in the remainder of the hunting season. This program is the perfect way to continue to hunt throughout the season but also give back to your community,” says Julie Grunewald, executive director of H4H. “Additionally, hunters and landowners are advised by LDWF to monitor the number of deer on their property. Our program
provides an avenue to keeping a healthy herd of deer on your property and donating what needs to be harvested.”
With the support of local food banks, churches, and community betterment organizations, H4H orchestrates a successful statewide effort to provide for the five major food banks in Louisiana, as well as direct to shelters and kitchens and other agencies. Thanks to the generosity of Louisiana’s sportsmen this past September, over 16,000 pounds of meat were donated to food banks and agencies statewide.
Hunters for the Hungry Local Partner Processors are Dowling’s Deer Processing, 318-247-3380; and Dubach Deer Factory & Smokehouse, 318-777-8800. For a complete list of partner processors, go to: https://www.h4hla.org/processors.
