HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY: Texas hunters take aim 
against hunger. We'll tell you more coming up Passport 
to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas hunters are making hunger their target during the 
2006-2007 hunting season. The "Hunters for the Hungry" 
program encourages sportsmen and women to donate 
meat from harvested game animals to help food 
assistance organizations across the state. 

"If they're not going to utilize the meat, if they're going to 
harvest it for conservation purposes, there is still a way they 
utilize the meat that they've taken. Often times hunters will 
harvest more than they actually need and they don't want to 
waste it, so if they don't give it away to friends they take it and 
give it to Hunters for the Hungry."

That's Terry Erwin, Hunter Education Coordinator for 
Texas Parks and Wildlife. Since 1991, Hunters for the 
Hungry has distributed almost half a million pounds of 
venison and other game to food service providers 
throughout the state. And donating is easy.

" Once you tag your animal legally and take it into a processing 
plant, you're' expected to pay for that processing and they put 
it all together and they take it to the food pantry."

The Hunters for the Hungry will accept venison 
donations, as well as wild hog and fowl. Your donation 
will help feed deserving families.

For more information on Hunters for the Hungry, and to 
find a participating processing plant near your next 
hunting trip, log on to the Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Website

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.





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