December 01, 2025

Venison Donation Program in NYS

New York State has a program where hunters can donate their deer meat to food programs to feed New Yorkers. Donations of venison have been a great assistance to food pantries. In this segment, we hear from Feeding New York State and some excerpts from the Department of Environmental Conservation. Reporting by Sina Basila Hickey.

White-tailed Deer image by Paul Danese Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Wiki Media Commons

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