By making a donation to Hunters for the Hungry, a non-profit that provides donated venison to people in need across Virginia, hunters can both support fellow Virginians and help meet deer management objectives.
A financial donation helps Hunters for the Hungry to process and provide healthy venison to individuals and families suffering from food insecurity.
After filling your freezer, donating additional deer to Hunters for the Hungry…
- Helps feed your community (donations are distributed locally)
- Reduces deer damage to crops and property
- Helps balance deer abundance with habitat
- Supports sustainable use of a natural resource
- Maintains support for the use of hunting as a management tool
Since its founding in 1991, Hunters for the Hungry has provided more than 33 million servings of venison.
Donate to Hunters for the Hungry
Donate Funds
No contribution is too small!
For every dollar received, Hunters for the Hungry can provide three quarter-pound servings of lean red meat to people in need.
Donate FundsDonate a Deer
Hunters can donate deer to Hunters for the Hungry.
It’s easy and free! Just take your legally harvested and field dressed deer to a collection point or to a participating processor.
Thank you for sharing your harvest so that others can have quality food to eat.
Donate a DeerOther Ways To Help
- Spread the word about Hunters for the Hungry
- Volunteer for Hunters for the Hungry
- Organize a local hunt to collect deer donations for the program
- Provide access to land for organized hunting opportunities
- Donate a deer and cover the processing cost
Hunters for the Hungry needs more participating processors to help meet the needs of both the donating hunters and the feeding programs in need of this essential food resource. If you know of a processor in your area, please have them contact Director Gary Arrington at 434-942-9827.