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Venison donation

Hunters Sharing the Harvest Processors in PA

110 participating deer processors in 47 counties where you can donate venison to Pennsylvania food banks.

How donating works

  1. Harvest and tag your deer legally, then field dress and cool it.
  2. Call a participating processor below to confirm they're taking donations and their hours.
  3. Drop the deer off and fill out the short HSH form. Sponsors pay the processing, so it's typically free for the hunter.
  4. The venison is ground, packaged and distributed through regional food banks and pantries.

Some processors won't take donated deer from CWD Disease Management Areas or only accept skinned deer; notes are on each listing. Program details: sharedeer.org.

Volunteers sorting food donations

Participating processors by county