Overview
- The DNR on Wednesday renewed its call for hunters to donate deer harvested in Wisconsin through the Deer Donation Program.
- Officials cite increasing food insecurity as community pantries experience higher demand during the government shutdown.
- Only deer taken within Wisconsin are eligible, and harvests from specified counties must be tested for chronic wasting disease before donation.
- Processors will hold meat until CWD results are confirmed, and donors are instructed to register in GameReg, call a participating processor, and deliver a properly cooled, field-dressed deer.
- Since 2000, hunters have contributed more than 100,000 deer—over 4 million pounds of venison—and supporters can also make monetary donations at license outlets or through Go Wild.