Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry is a highly successful program that has provided approximately one million meals to the state’s most needy citizens.

The program has been in place in Arkansas since 2000. The success of the program depends upon the generosity of hunters to donate venison and other wild game, cooperation from meat processors throughout the state, support from local food distribution organizations, and the financial contributions of businesses and other citizens.

Hunters can donate one deer or a portion of a deer from this season and help Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry so that the state’s less fortunate can have healthy meals.  There are about 40 meat processors statewide who accept and process venison and other wild game from hunters for the program. 

Donating venison and other wild game is a great way to make sure the meat is not wasted. Hunters sometimes let their harvested game sit in the refrigerator until it gets ruined by freezer burn or goes bad for other reasons. Providing a deer or a portion of a deer to a needy family, through AHFH, is a great way to make a successful trip afield even better. It’s a great feeling to bag a big buck or a doe. It’s even better to know that when you donate that deer to the program, dozens upon dozens of needy citizens will have great tasting, healthy meals.

To view a list of processors who accept donated wild game, click here.