Did you know that for as little as $10 you can donate your harvested deer to a registered meat processing plant and have that meat donated to families in need around the state? The map below is a list of all processor’s here in Oklahoma that will accept your deer and make sure your donation makes it to those families in need. This season, if we can harvest an extra deer or two for these families, we can work on stopping hunger in our own backyard. The USDA calculates that the average meal size is 1.2 pounds. If a 100-pound deer were donated to this program it would provide an estimated 34 meals to those in need. This season I encourage you to participate in this program and lets work together to provide protein for our neighbors.
Below is a map of the collective list of processors in Oklahoma who are proudly participating in this program.
More about Oklahoma Hunter’s against Hunger
Hunter’s against Hunger is a cooperative program with your local processor, the Wildlife Department and YOU to provide high-quality meals to Oklahoma’s hungry.
Here’s how the program works:
Hunters who legally harvest a deer during any of this year’s deer seasons can donate the meat to feed hungry Oklahomans. Simply deliver the deer to the nearest participating meat processor (shown above on the map) after you e-check your deer online. To help with processing charges, each donator is asked to contribute a tax-deductible $10 to assist with the program. That fulfills your obligation unless you wish to pay the entire processing fee, which is a tax-deductible donation as well. The ground venison will then be distributed to the needy through a network of qualified, charitable organizations.
Participation by meat processors and hunters is the key to success in helping feed Oklahoma’s hungry. We also would like to pay a special thanks to local food pantry networks of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma for their participation.