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sl8

(13,634 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:59 PM Feb 2020

Missouri hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks this season

From https://us.cnn.com/2020/02/26/us/missouri-hunters-donate-meat-food-bank-deer-trnd/index.html

Missouri hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks this season

By Alaa Elassar, CNN
Updated 6:22 AM ET, Wed February 26, 2020


Fees to process and package the meat are covered by local sponsors throughout the state.


(CNN)Missouri deer hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of venison to food banks and pantries across the state this season, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said in a news release.

The hunters donated the meat to Missouri's Share the Harvest program, which provides "lean, healthy" venison to help feed hungry Missourians.

"Hunters started Share the Harvest because they saw a need in their communities and hunters remain the driving force behind this popular program that helps feed our fellow Missourians who are in need," MDC director Sara Parker Pauley said in a statement.

"We sincerely thank the thousands of deer hunters who support Share the Harvest, along with the many participating meat processors and sponsors who help make it possible."

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Missouri hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks this season (Original Post) sl8 Feb 2020 OP
... handmade34 Feb 2020 #1
eggscllent AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #2
they should shoot cows which have more to eat, one supposes nt msongs Feb 2020 #3
I love venison. So nice of the local communities to do this. riversedge Feb 2020 #4
Hated MFM008 Feb 2020 #5
Now THAT makes sense... Should do this with ferrel pigs also... mitch96 Feb 2020 #6

mitch96

(13,868 posts)
6. Now THAT makes sense... Should do this with ferrel pigs also...
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:24 PM
Feb 2020

Now pythons in florida......... do they taste like chicken??
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