Game Donation??

[FLbushman]

Just wondering if any of us donate game animals to soup kitchens or a group that helps feed folks in need? I did when I lived In Alaska. I gave some game to family's on hard times. Sure felt good to see them smile and hear a big thank you.

 

[Firewalker]

We live 2 miles from a reservation, the people are very poor and the DNR allows for nuisance harvest that is donated to the tribe.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Just wondering if any of us donate game animals to soup kitchens or a group that helps feed folks in need? I did when I lived In Alaska. I gave some game to family's on hard times. Sure felt good to see them smile and hear a big thank you.

Interesting idea. I haven’t considered this, aside from donating to individuals in need. When it comes to organizations and non-profits there is a certain level of liability to consider when it comes to donating food. I learned this long ago on a job.

When I was a young man I worked for a rather large grocery chain. At the end of the night employees in the deli were instructed to throw away all of the cooked food. One day I asked, “Why are we throwing this away? Someone can eat this food. We should donate it to a church shelter or homeless shelter.” I was informed that if someone fell ill and blamed the food for their illness that the store could be sued. I thought it was crazy until I got older and read some wild and frivolous lawsuits. To contrast my story I know of another company that donated bread to various people and places at the end of the week. The bread stores even sell it dirt cheap once a week. Many livestock owners clamor to buy it in bulk to feed to their horses and cows. Less liability with breads for obvious reasons. I mean who gets food poisoning or sick from eating 1-2 week old bread? With meat the health of the animal is important as are the handling and storage of the meat (think USDA standards).

 

[FLbushman]

Good point!

 

[d3vnull]

You can check with your state police or game wardens. In Texas game harvested illegally and recent fresh road kill is often given to needy organizatios.

 

[FLbushman]

You can check with your state police or game wardens. In Texas game harvested illegally and recent fresh road kill is often given to needy organizatios.

Thanks, I will check into that. Great possibility.

 

[dv8eod]

Alot of places require you to pay for the processing before donating. As it is, most processors require a deposit before cutting it up.
Go through with processing, keep the receipts to claim as a donation on your taxes, and take it to the food bank of your choice. Depending on the area you live in, it most likely won't be on the shelf for long. And doing it in person gives you a warm and fuzzy.

P.s. Fuel receipts for delivering are also tax deductible.

 

[woogie_man]

In my area you are not able to donate, or sell any wild game.

Though I have family members and friends that don't hunt and will typically have their freezers full of meat after a season

 

[Chukar60]

Hope you all have better luck than I did.
Back when I was guiding bird hunters all of our clients were from out of state and very few took their birds home with them. They would be left with me and often with instructions to donate them to the needy. Our food cater lady was heavily involved in a soup kitchen for the homeless in a local town and that is where I sent them. Then one day the Gubmint doogooders got wind of it and shut down donations of wild game because it wasn‘t inspected meat.
So I donated it to needy families directly bypassing the bureaucrats and their insanity.

 

[qball]

To officially donate to charitable organizations you better check with the local game wardens. It certainly is for a good cause but laws are different in different state and areas. Personally besides pest rodents in my yard I won't kill animals I don't eat.