Frequently Asked Questions

Hunters for the Hungry is an initiative created by the National Rifle Association to give back to communities by supplying thousands of meals to the needy throughout the country. The NRA works closely with state agencies to put interested individuals in touch with programs in their area and foster public awareness through education, fundraising and publicity. Since the program's inception, Hunters for the Hungry has brought hundreds of thousands of pounds of venison to homeless shelters, soup kitchens and food banks across the United States.

Every state has an approved list of meat drop off locations. Find a donation location by visiting your state contact website. 

Typically state programs cover the cost of processing, however, sometimes some processors will require a minimal fee. The fee will depend on your local program. Be sure to contact them prior to drop off. 

No. All game must be legally tagged, and donated in the state it was taken in. 

Most of state programs require your deer to be field dressed. However, some processors will allow full deer to be donated. Please check with your local drop off  location. 

Depending on your state program, some do allow the option to donate poundage of your animal. 

Visit our state contact page to find your local drop off location for more information.

To do this a hunter would have to either give the game meat as a "gift" to the specific recipient or transfer their deer to the individual using a custody tag or a simple transfer letter to accompany it. Deer donated to a Hunters for the Hungry program affiliate is usually picked up from a participating meat processor by a charitable organization and distributed across the state or in a local area via food bank or soup kitchen.

Yes, depends on the state. Please check out your local drop off for more information.

No. All animals donated to Hunters for the Hungry must be legally taken/possessed and tagged. Roadkill, no matter what state, is not accepted. 

If you are still interested in contributing, you can contact your local area program for volunteer opportunities or to make a monetary contribution. 

Currently, the program is setup so that hunters donate their game to a processor who gives the meat to a charitable organization for distribution. In this case, you would need to contact your local organization or state program for more information.