Donating Meat to Food Banks, Soup Kitchens

[neum69]

Anybody have any experience in donating your kills to a food bank or soup kitchen? I know there are programs to cull geese, e.g. near airports, and donate the meat to such organizations, but am wondering if individual hunters can do something similar in Massachusetts.

 

[neum69]

guess not.

 

[Mark from MA]

Last i had heard soup kitchens in MA would not take game meat. Im not sure if thats true or not or what.

Ive donated plenty of venison to shelters in CT before and they love to get it.

You can likely contact hunters for the hungry and see if they have somewhere in ma to take extra game meat

 

[neum69]

Thanks for the tip, and you are correct - somehow not surprising that there is nothing in Massachusetts. There are programs in CT, RI, NY, PA, NH and ME though.

Here's what looks like the best link on the topic: NRA's clearinghouse of information on hunters for the hungry programs.

I also notice that Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry is looking for volunteers to organize programs if anybody's got the energy for that. Maybe someday...

 

[dixidawg]

I remember looking into this many moons ago, but I don't remember if it was Ma or NH. You can donate, BUT, it haD to be processed and inspected in a USDA facility.

Good luck trying to find one that will take a DEER

 

[herdbull]

I used to donate 2-3 deer a year to the Memphis food bank when I lived in TN. We would bring our deer to the processor and pay to have the whole deer ground into burger and sausage and the food bank would pick up the meat and sent me a nice thank you card in the mail. More states should do this since venison is better than 90% of the crap we eat on a daily basis

 

[md2020]

http://www.ctfoodbank.org/connecticut-food-bank-news-events?id=13

Hunters for the Hungry program in CT is where I have donated deer to in the past when I use to hunt.

 

[Mark from MA]

I remember looking into this many moons ago, but I don't remember if it was Ma or NH. You can donate, BUT, it haD to be processed and inspected in a USDA facility.

Good luck trying to find one that will take a DEER

Thats MA. And why i couldnt donate. I brought a bunch down one day and they said they wouldnt take it cause it was processed by yours truly and i wasnt usda certified or some bullshit

So i brought it to CT on my next hunting trip down and they took it and thanked me and said they would take any amount i was willing to provide. WTF i shoot the deer in ct anyway. Over the years ive brought them well over 200 pounds

And once again proof that MA govt regulations just continue to hurt people