![]() Hunger is a reality in many communities across New York State. Venison Donation Program. List of New York State. New York City To Issue Hunting. Winner is looking for some additional state funding to bail out the program but. Island Whitetail Management. Venison Donation - NYS Dept. Cash donations are used to pay for the cost of processing donated venison. Not a hunter, but you would like to acquire venison? Hunters may not sell venison or exchange goods or services for venison, but they can donate it to anyone they choose. Just ask a hunter, then Eat Local! To make it easier on the hunter, you may opt to receive the whole deer and process it yourself or pay for a commercial processor to do it for you. Or the hunter could drop the deer off at the processor, and you could pay the processor when you pick up the packaged meat. It's easy! When receiving donated venison, you will need: For a whole deer: The hunter's state- issued deer harvest tag, fully filled out, must be attached. ![]() In addition, a signed note must be attached to the carcass that includes the date of donation and the names and addresses of both the hunter who shot the deer and the recipient of the carcass. If the entire carcass minus the head is being transported, evidence of sex of the deer must be intact and on the back of the harvest tag must be written the name and address of the taxidermist where the head was sent and the number of points on each antler. For packaged meat: A note signed by the hunter attached to the packages of meat including. The names and addresses of both the hunter who shot the deer and the recipient of the meat. The hunter's hunting license number. The amount of meat donated. This tag must remain in possession of the recipient until the meat is consumed. Packages of meat should be clearly labeled 'venison'. When you choose to eat wild game, you are: Making the healthy choice to eat meat from an animal that was free range, consumed a natural diet, and was never treated with hormones or antibiotics. Helping to reduce the number of over- abundant deer in New York State. Taking an active role in acknowledging where your food comes from. Find more information about the nutritional benefits of wild game, as well as wild game cooking tips see: (both links leave DEC's website)The Wild Harvest Table - a resource for game and fish recipes, nutrition information, and preparation techniques. USDA Nutritional Guide for Game Meat. Consider Non- lead Ammunition. Non- lead ammunition allows hunters the same performance and accuracy of traditional lead- based ammunition without leaving small lead fragments in hunter- harvested deer meat. To date, there are no reported human illnesses related to the consumption of wild game shot with lead ammunition. Nevertheless, lead is a known neurotoxin, and switching to non- lead ammunition will reduce potential secondary exposure to lead in wildlife and people. See Ammunition: Non- lead or Lead? Hunters Sharing The Harvest. Venison donation program supplements local food. The Venison Donation Coalition, Inc. Services 52 counties throughout New York. On the upper east side of Manhattan tomorrow, more than 300 folks who are in need will get some healthy meals because of the hunters of New York State. Cornell University Deer Management Program. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the. VENISON DONATION PROGRAM. ![]() ![]()
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