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Hunters donated 216 big game animals to the Food from the Field program in 2021. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming Hunger Initiative)
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative regional network allows for
game meat to be distributed across the state to anti-hunger
organizations. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming Hunger Initiative)
Hunters donate nearly 10,000
pounds of game meat to fight hunger
CHEYENNE - Hunters played a big
part in fighting hunger in Wyoming in 2021,
and a program created to feed people in need
continues to grow.
Last year hunters donated 216 harvested
big game animals, which amounted to 9,996
pounds of meat, to the Food from the Field
program. Started by Wyoming First Lady
Jennie Gordon in 2020, the program is part
of Gordon's larger Wyoming Hunger Initiative.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department
is a partner, along with the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture and participating
processors to streamline game meat donations
to food pantries throughout the state.
During its pilot season in 2020 Food
from the Field worked with two processors,
which resulted in 3,791 pounds of meat.
That equated to more than 15,000 meals.
The number of processors last year increased
to seven and provided 39,365 meals.
" Wyoming's majestic landscapes offer
hunters some of the best opportunities in
the world, and Food from the Field enables
them to share that bounty by donating all or
part of their meat to participating local processors
who in turn prepare it for anti-hunger
organizations that can distribute to our neighbors
in need, " Gordon said. " Sources of
high-quality protein are notoriously expensive
and difficult to procure for the food bank system,
making Food from the Field a Wyoming
solution to a Wyoming challenge. "
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT FOOD FROM THE FIELD
AND TO DONATE TO THE
PROGRAM GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.
NOHUNGERWYO.ORG/FIELD
According to the Food Bank of Wyoming's
2021 impact report, it distributed more than
13 million pounds of food during fiscal year
2021 - a 12 percent increase from 2020.
The report stated reasons for the increase were
due to high unemployment and the increase
in price for basic goods like gas and groceries.
All deer, elk and moose donated to the
program underwent chronic wasting disease
testing to ensure safety prior to entering the
food bank system.
- Robert Gagliardi, WGFD
High-quality protein is notoriously expensive and difficult
to procure for the American food bank system, which makes
Food from the Field a Wyoming solution to a Wyoming
challenge. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming Hunger Initiative)
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