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pay it forward for those in need, " said Game
and Fish Director Angi Bruce.
All meat donated is signed over by hunters
stating it was legally harvested. Hunters also
must provide the carcass coupon to processors.
All deer, elk and moose are required to have a
sample from the carcass sent to the Game and
Fish's health laboratory to be tested and verified
negative for chronic wasting disease prior to
being ground and packaged for distribution by
local processors. Hunters are encouraged but
not required to make a monetary donation to
assist with the processing fee. The Wyoming
Hunger Initiative covers all processing fees
through the sale of Game and Fish Commissioner
Tags and donations.
" Managing wildlife comes with
challenges, but when we can turn
challenges into opportunities, we
know everyone wins. Food from
the Field gives the department the
ability to pay it forward for those
in need. " - Game and Fish Director
Angi Bruce
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture
ensures health and food standards are met to
prevent foodborne illnesses and provide processors
with state protections. Only approved
processors may be used to ensure safe processing,
testing and storage requirements are met.
Food from the Field works within the region
to distribute the meat locally through the Wyoming
Hunger Initiative regional director or
directly from the processor to the pantry.
Because the meat is ground, any ground meat
recipe may substitute wild meat, making food
preparation and consumption easy. A cookbook,
which was put together in partnership
with The Cent$ible Nutrition Program, is
distributed with Food from the Field products
to ensure ease for all.
Food from the Field has demonstrated
that hunting can assist in being a sustainable
solution for hunger challenges across the
state. Multiple species of game are eligible.
To date, moose, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep
and mountain goat meat have been donated
and distributed to food pantries.
- Nish Goicolea is the Communications and Education Chief
for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Ashley Sawtelle, who is from Hawaii, is recognized for donating to the Food from the Field program.
(Photo courtesy of Food from the Field)
The Food from the Field program has provided protein-rich food for many people in Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of Food
from the Field)
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