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Hunters share their harvest with needy families in PA
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Hunters share their harvest with needy families in PA
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| Hunting can help provide protein-rich meals to food-insecure families |
There are a little less than 12.5 million people living in Pennsylvania. Since the early 1900s (first clearcutting and then suburban sprawl chased away their natural predators), approximately 1 million white-tailed deer live in the Commonwealth, as well, doing significant damage to agriculture ($70 million/year), forests ($70 mil/year) and motor vehicles ($80 mil/year).
Managed sport hunting, divided into consumptive (hunters concerned with number of deer they can harvest) and non-consumptive (hunters seeking large bucks) has been the most effective method of controlling deer populations in PA.� Revenue from issuing hunting licenses exceeds $655 million annually, money which is used to purchase and maintain open spaces for public use, as well as protect other wildlife.
Now hunters have an opportunity to feed families in need by contributing to PA's Hunters Sharing the Harvest program. Hunters can donate a portion of, or their entire deer, to one of several participating meat processors in PA, which will turn the deer into ground venison to be distributed to food banks, churches social service feeding programs across the state. The program was launched in 1991, and more than 200,000 meals have been donated since then. Last year, hunters shared over 100,000 pounds of venison.
Kendall Hanna, executive director of the Pennsylvania Food Bank, was quoted in a release saying, �Across Pennsylvania, more than 1.3 million people are at risk of hunger. Hunters Sharing the Harvest provides food that is lean and protein rich. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of hunters and their decision to participate in a program that supports Pennsylvanians in need.�
Visit the PA Game Commission's Web site at pgc.state.pa.us and click on "Hunting," then "Hunters Sharing the Harvest" for a list of participating meat processors and county coordinators.
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