Hunters can participate in a program that allows them to donate whole deer they harvest to food shelves and feeding programs.

The program, offered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, provides an excellent source of protein to people in need while helping reduce local deer populations.

To participate, hunters must have their deer processed at an MDA-registered meat processing plant that has agreed to participate in the program. Find the details about this program on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/hunting/deer/donation).