Indiana Hunt for Hunger

Hunt for Hunger

Donate your harvested deer to feed hungry Hoosiers. In Indiana, you can enjoy a great day hunting and also help Hoosiers in need. In fact, one donated deer can provide 200 meals for a Hoosier family.

It’s simple –

• Enjoy a deer hunting experience.
• Harvest a deer.
• Drop off the field-dressed deer at a local participating processor listed below.
• Processing fees are paid for by Hunt for Hunger (no cost to you!).
• The processor creates healthy venison burgers to distribute to food banks.

About Hunt for Hunger

In 2008, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources launched the Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund with a goal – providing an easy way for hunters across Indiana to help hungry Hoosiers in need. Since its launch, the program has grown across the state to collect thousands of deer donations, providing hundreds of thousands of meals for Hoosiers.

We’re now calling the program Indiana Hunt for Hunger, providing a clearer name to help all understand this program’s vital mission.

When hunters harvest a deer, they can simply donate the deer at more than 50 participating processing sites across the state. We’ll take it from there, processing the meat into healthy venison burgers and donating it to area food banks.

We’re proud to partner with Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois County Sportsman’s Club, and Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry for Indiana Hunt for Hunger.

Learn More About Venison

Curious about the nutritional value of venison? Looking for a venison recipe?

• Illinois Extension - Wild Eats: Venison Nutrition and Cooking Tips
• Sesame Venison Kabobs Grill
• Venison Parmesan
• Venison Pumpkin Chili
• Venison Steak with Bleu Cheese Sauce

Tell Us Your Hunt for Hunger Story

Questions?

Contact Capt. Jet Quillen at jquillen@dnr.in.gov or 317-232-0658 with questions or to learn how to get involved as a participating processor.