HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY: Donate a deer to feed hungry 
Texans ... we tell you how on Passport to Texas ... 

This is Passport to Texas

Imagine if you didn't know whether you could feed your 
family. One in five Texas families don't have to imagine.

11 -- We know that it [hunger] affects children, seniors, people 
who are chronically unemployed, temporarily unemployed... It's 
a really extensive problem that's affecting every corner of our 
state.

Celia Cole is the CEO of Feeding Texas -- a statewide 
association that represents Texas' food banks. Its 
program, Hunters for the Hungry, allows hunters to 
donate deer to feed hungry Texans.

16 -- It's a great opportunity for hunters to give back to their 
communities. It also helps landowners manage their deer 
population. So, it's a program that promotes environmental 
stewardship, at the same time it brings in a badly needed 
source of protein for the hungry families that we serve.

Hunters donate legally tagged and field-dressed white-
tailed or mule deer at participating meat processors.

09 -- They contribute a small fee to cover the processing cost. 
That meal is then processed and distributed to the hunger relief 
agencies that we serve in that area.

Hunting licenses come with five deer tags. Perhaps 
earmark one for Hunters for the Hungry, and help provide 
healthy venison to Texans in need.

08 -- We are hopeful that potentially we'll have hunters going 
out and doing more hunting, because they know that they now 
the opportunity to donate in this way.

Find donation details at passporttotexas.org. The 
Wildlife Restoration program supports our series.

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




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