The New Mexico Hunters Helping the Hungry program is being relaunched through a collaboration between Roadrunner Food Bank, the Food Depot, and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. This initiative allows hunters to donate wild game meat to support food-insecure families in New Mexico.
Hunters can contribute deer, elk, antelope, oryx, ibex, or Barbary sheep meat to either Honest Processing in Raton or Padilla’s Meat Cutting and Processing in Arroyo Hondo. The processed meat will be collected by Roadrunner Food Bank or the Food Depot for distribution through their networks.
Dana Yost, President and CEO of Roadrunner Food Bank, said that the program begins with two processors to assist families during the holiday season. "However, we are actively working to enroll additional game meat processors to improve the impact of the program and hope to have more processors participating later this hunting season or next year," Yost added. The processing fees are covered by donors, though hunters may choose to contribute these costs voluntarily.
Dana Yost, President and CEO at Roadrunner Food Bank
| Roadrunner Food Bank
Mike Sloane, Director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, emphasized the importance of this initiative: "The Hunters Helping the Hungry program is a great way for New Mexico hunters to give back to those in need." To participate, hunters must complete a form confirming proper care of the meat during field dressing and transport. Further information is available on Roadrunner Food Bank's website.
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