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Hunters for the Hungry

Donate a deer in Bethpage.

Donate a whole deer through Hunters for the Hungry. Ask the shop about program coverage of the additional $45.00 fee for deer brought in without field dressing.

Call (615) 604-3887 Get directions

Why donate

If you legally harvest a deer you do not plan to keep, a whole-deer donation through Hunters for the Hungry can help supply venison to hunger-relief agencies.

Hunters for the Hungry is a Tennessee Wildlife Federation program. According to the Federation, since 1998 it has provided more than 11 million servings since 1998 statewide. The Federation also notes that about 1 in 5 children in Tennessee deal with hunger, citing Feeding America. Read it on the Federation's Hunters for the Hungry page.

In its July 27, 2026 season report, the Federation says that in the 2025-26 season, statewide, there were 2,830 whole-deer donations through 66 processors, for more than 537,000 servings. Those are statewide numbers, not this shop's alone.

How it works

  1. Harvest a legal deer and complete TWRA check-in.
  2. Call (615) 604-3887 every time before bringing a deer, in every season.
  3. You may bring your deer field-dressed or not field-dressed. If it is not field-dressed, an additional $45.00 fee applies.
  4. Fill out the short Federation form.
  5. Tell the shop you are donating the deer at drop-off.

Call (615) 604-3887 every time before bringing a deer, in every season. For donation-program questions, you can reach the shop at (615) 604-3887.

The details

  • The Federation describes whole-deer donation processing as free to the hunter. Ask the shop how program coverage applies to the additional $45.00 fee for non-field-dressed deer; a fee waiver has not been confirmed. The hunter does not get donated meat back.
  • A whole donated deer is about 168 servings. A pound is about 4 servings.
  • Meat goes to food banks, soup kitchens, and shelters. People get it through those agencies, not at the shop.
  • Partial donation is allowed only if the deer was not taken in the CWD Management Zone.
  • For donations, venison harvested in the CWD Management Zone or a high-risk area is tested. Only negative-tested venison is delivered to hunger-relief agencies. Follow current TWRA transport rules before moving a carcass.

tnwf.org/hunters-for-the-hungry

Rather keep the venison? See deer processing. More answers in the FAQ, or contact the shop.

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