ALBANY – The State Department of Environmental Conservation is recommending hunters donate their deer harvest to fight hunger in light of the freeze on SNAP assistance by the Trump administration.

The DEC partners each year with Feeding New York State to facilitate the donation of 50-70,000 pounds of venison from deer harvested by hunters to those in need and given the halt on SNAP benefits during the federal budget stalemate, the state is recommending donating their harvest to fight hunger.

Hunters can drop off any legally harvested, tagged, and reported deer at one of Feeding New York State’s participating deer processors .

Hunters are urged to call the processor ahead of time to ensure they can accept your deer and complete the processor’s log sheet indicating your desire to donate

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