Maine’s Hunters for the Hungry program allows people to donate a portion or all of your harvest to a local food pantry. The program accepts deer, moose and bear meat.
Here’s how the program works:
- Hunters drops their harvest off at one of the program’s approved meat processors in the state.
- Hunters decide how much meat they would like to donate to a local pantry. (Hunters only pay the processing fee for the portion of meat they keep; the rest is paid for by the program)
- The processor then coordinates with a local pantry to donate the meat.
- The meat provides a nutritious protein source for people in the community.
For more information, visit maine.gov/dacf. For additional questions, call 207-287-7513 or email [email protected].
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