By Admin
| October 29 2010 06:47
The NRA’s Hunter Services Department, which has provided the Hunters for the Hungry Information Clearinghouse for hunters seeking local places to donate game meat, recently engaged in a research project: just how much did hunters donate across the country last year?
After gathering totals from local organizations all over the U.S., they've come up with a figure: 2,602,863 pounds of meat, or 10,389,912 meals. These totals include deer, elk, antelope, moose, pheasants, and waterfowl.
The Hunters for the Hungry Information Clearinghouse puts interested individuals in touch with programs in their area and fosters public awareness through education, fundraising and publicity. In addition, the staff of the NRA Hunter Services Department works in the field with state governmental agencies conducting evisceration and meat processing preparation of whitetail deer that are distributed to area food banks, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and needy families.
If you’d like to show that you and your fellow hunters care about your community, and would like to help share extra game meat with deserving families in your area, get involved today! Whether you donate meat, money or time, your generosity is sure to have an impact.
State |
Organization |
lbs. of game meat donated |
Number of Meals Supplied |
Alabama |
Hunters Helping the Hungry |
44,156 |
176,624 |
Arizona |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
3,136 |
12,544 |
Arkansas |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
68,000 |
272,000 |
California |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
6,350 |
25,400 |
Colorado |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
5,410 |
21,640 |
Connecticut |
Hunt to Feed |
4,000 |
16,000 |
Delaware |
Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger |
30,000 |
150,000 |
Florida |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
1,034 |
4,136 |
N. FL Sportsmen Against Hunger |
750 |
3,000 |
Georgia |
Georgia Wildlife Federation |
29,833 |
119,332 |
GA Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
5,860 |
23,440 |
Idaho |
Treasure Valley Sportsmen Against Hunger |
3,000 |
12,000 |
Illinois |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
101,000 |
405,600 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
5,951 |
23,804 |
Indiana |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
91,924 |
367,696 |
Iowa |
Iowa DNR: Help us Stop Hunger |
300,000 |
1,200,000 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
8,995 |
35,980 |
Kansas |
KS City Sportsmen Against Hunger |
4,500 |
18,000 |
Kentucky |
Hunters for the Hungry |
91,000 |
364,000 |
Maine |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
739 |
2,956 |
Maryland |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
144,350 |
577,400 |
Michigan |
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger |
32,800 |
131,200 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
1,550 |
6,200 |
Minnesota |
Hunters Against Hunger |
400 |
1,600 |
Missouri |
Share the Harvest |
213,000 |
852,000 |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
24,013 |
96,052 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
350 |
1,400 |
Montana |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
1,450 |
5,800 |
Nebraska |
Deer Exchange Program |
2,797 |
11,188 |
New Jersey |
Hunters Helping the Hungry |
15,020 |
60,000 |
New York |
Food Bank of Central NY |
1,500 |
6,000 |
Hunters Helping the Hungry |
700 |
2,800 |
New York Conservation Council |
8,067 |
32,268 |
North Carolina |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
100 |
400 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
7,873 |
31,492 |
North Dakota |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
15,885 |
63,540 |
Ohio |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
122,221 |
488,884 |
OH Association of Second Harvest Food Banks |
57,989 |
231,956 |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
1,515 |
6,060 |
Oklahoma |
Hunters Against Hunger
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
39,765 |
160,000 |
Oregon |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
40 |
160 |
Pennsylvania |
PA Hunters Sharing the Harvest |
52,000 |
208,000 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
705 |
2,820 |
South Carolina |
SC Hunters & Landowners for the Hungry |
25,200 |
100,800 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
3,516 |
14,064 |
South Dakota |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
97,752 |
391,008 |
Tennessee |
Hunters for the Hungry |
100,000 |
400,000 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
3,755 |
15,020 |
Texas |
Hunters for the Hungry |
167,840 |
671,360 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
18,700 |
74,800 |
Utah |
Utah Sportsmen Against Hunger |
650 |
2,600 |
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry |
3,030 |
12,120 |
Virginia |
Hunters for the Hungry |
405,340 |
1,621,360 |
Washington |
Sportsmen Against Hunger |
1,300 |
5,200 |
West Virginia |
Hunters Helping the Hungry |
50,007 |
200,028 |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Deer Foundation |
176,445 |
705,780 |
Totals |
2,603,263 |
10,445,512 |
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