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Hunter Donations to Cover Big Game Processing

The money is used to process donated wild game meat for distribution to food banks

By Dillon Tabish

HELENA — A new law is making it easier for Montana hunters to donate big game meat to food banks.

The 2103 Legislature passed a law creating a way for hunters to donate $1 or more to Hunters Against Hunger when they buy big game hunting licenses. The money is used to process donated wild game meat for distribution to food banks.

In the past, hunters, local food banks or other donors had to pay for professional processing before game meat could be legally donated.

Jeff Gutierrez with the Montana Food Bank Network says hunters have donated about $70,000 toward processing fees.

The Food Bank Network had 15 processors working with Hunters Against Hunger.