Minnesota deer hunters donate 78,000 pounds of venison in 2007
In the first year of a new venison donation program, Minnesota hunters donated 1,977 deer, creating the opportunity for 97 food shelves located throughout Minnesota to distribute 78,000 pounds of venison.
“Overall, I think we had a very successful first year,” said Lou Cornicelli, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) big game program coordinator. “Most of the deer donated came from areas with overly high deer population densities, and the venison from those deer was put to very good use.”
