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Hunters for the Hungry

is a statewide wild game donation program that provides a healthy source of protein to Texans in need.



The mission is threefold:

1. Alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Texas.

2. Provide a meaningful outlet for hunters wishing to help their communities.

3. Promote stewardship of the environment through sensible wildlife management plans.

A special thanks for support andcommitment to Hunters for the Hungry:


How does it work?

Hunters bring their tagged, legally harvested deer to a participating meat processor, and pay a nominal fee to cover basic processing costs. The meat processor grinds the venison into burger, packages and stores it for local food assistance providers to pick up.

What does it cost?

The processing fee, generally about $30-$40, helps to cover the costs of the processor’s equipment, labor, and overhead. The processing fee may be tax deductible for the hunter; consult a tax advisor for information. The processor provides a receipt for such purpose.

Where does the meat go?

All meat donated to the Hunters for the Hungry program is distributed to families and individuals in need through local food assistance providers such as food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.

Charitable food assistance agencies in Texas seeking Hunters for the Hungry donations should contact TACAA at (800) 992-9767, ext. 506, to learn more. Individuals in need of food assistance, should phone 211 or visit www.211texas.org for help.

How can I help?

1. Donate a deer.

2. Make a monetary donation.

3. Raise money in your community to offset processing fees.

Visit www.tacaa.org/hunters.htm or call (800) 992-9767, ext. 506.

*If there is a notation after the business listing it denotes that thier charge may be above the customary $30 to $40 charge and they have special requirement for game.

Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by CITY
ABILENE Stephens Wild Game Processing 4132 Vine (325) 695-4868
ABILENE The Deer Shop 4535 Iberis Rd (325) 260-4364
ALBANY Escalon's Buck 'N Hog 6490 Highway 180 W. (325) 762-3800
AQUILLA R & R Processing 164 HCR 2218 (254) 694-2801
AUSTIN Hudson's Sausage Company 1800 S. Congress (512) 445-6611
Skinned & quartered preferred, Over $35 skin on
AUSTIN Texas Sausage Company 2915 East 12th Street (512) 472-6707
Skinned & quartered only
BALLINGER Owen's Deer Processing 500 Hutchings Avenue (325) 365-2430
BAYTOWN Going Custom Slaughter & Deer Proc 6813 East Wallisville Rd (281) 421-2237
BELLVILLE Bellville Meat Market 36 S Front (979) 865-5782
BOERNE Farmer's Meat Market 342 N Main (830) 249-8063
Skinned & quartered preferred, Over $35 skin on
BOGATA Rivercrest FFA 4126 US Hwy 271 S (903) 632-5989
Skinned deer only
BRADY Brady Co-op Locker 113 Elm St (325) 597-2440
Over $35
BRECKENRIDGE Ray's Grocery & Market 1117 West Walker (254) 559-2341
BRONTE B & K Deer Processing 114 N Washington (325) 473-4015
BROWNWOOD Perks Deer Proc & Cold Storage 5100 FM 2126 (325) 643-5022
BURLESON Lee Deer Processing 7164 Drury Cross Road (817) 561-1975
CALDWELL Texas Chaw & Meat Products 1109 Commerce St. (979) 567-7448
CANADIAN Scroggins' Meat Processing 620 North 2nd (806) 323-6231
Over $35
CASTROVILLE Dziuk's Meat Market 608 Hwy 90 West (830) 538-3082
CASTROVILLE R & R Alsatian Sausage & Products 1034 Country Lane (830) 931-2430
Hunters for the HungryParticipating Meat Processors by CITY
CISCO Rust Deer Plant 8913 Hwy 6 East (254) 442-1653
CLEVELAND Reed's Meat Processing 7187 FM 1010 (281) 689-0253
CLIFTON Big Buck Meat Market and Deer Proc 814 N. Avenue G (254) 675-2825
CLUTE Brazoswood High School 302 W Brazoswood Dr (979) 730-7300 X 29329
Skinned & quartered only
CLYDE Lone Wolf Wild Game Processing 3573 S. FM 604 (325) 893-3003
COLEMAN Halls Custom Packing 3500 Hwy 84 North (325) 625-4813
CROSS PLAINS Cross Plains Frozen Food 125 N Avenue D (254) 725-7571
DANBURY C & R Smokehouse 1722 Avenue C (979) 922-1048
DEKALB Dekalb FFA 101Maple (903) 667-2061
Skinned & quartered only
DETROIT Detroit Locker Plant 105 Garner St (903) 674-6911
DILLEY Sou-Tex Sausage Company 701 W. Hwy 85 (830) 426-6527
D'HANIS The Country Mart 7390 CR 525 (830) 363-7286
DUBLIN Clay's Processing & Smokehouse 111 West Elm St. (254) 445-4180
FAIRFIELD J & S Meat Processing 180 FM 833 E (903) 389-6169
FORT STOCKTON Miller Meat Company 1013 North Nelson (432) 336-2979
FREDERICKSBURG Hill Country Deer Processing 2162 N US Hwy 87 (830) 997-6043
Over $35
GARLAND David's Meat Market, Inc. 4010 N Jupiter Rd. (972) 495-8315
Skinned deer only
GOREE Trainham Ice & Meat 205 N. 5th Street (940) 422-5321
GRANBURY C & J Butcher Shop 400 South Morgan Street (817) 579-8077
HAMILTON Hamilton Quality Meats 1205 S Rice (254) 386-4646
Over $35
HARPER LDR Processing and Meat Market 16656 Hwy 290 West (830) 669-2024
Over $35
HEBBRONVILLE Coronado's Wild Game Proc 911 N Elm (361) 527-2500
Hunters for the HungryParticipating Meat Processors by CITY
HELOTES Schott's Meat Processing 20145 Bandera Road (210) 695-5411
HOOKS Hooks FFA 401 Ave A (903) 547-2215
Skinned deer only
HOUSTON Clear Lake Cuts - CCISD 2929 Bay Area Blvd (281) 284-2093
Skinned deer only
IMPERIAL Buena Vista High Imperial FFA 208 N Lincoln (432) 536-2261
Skinned deer preferred
INGRAM Woodbury Taxidermy & Wildgame 3286 Junction Hwy (830) 367-5855
JASPER Jasper Quality Meats Inc. 549 E. Gibson (409) 384-9924
Over $35
JOHNSON CITY Harvest House Farms 506 North Nugent (830) 868-7253
Over $35
KATY Midway Food Market 5901 Highway Blvd (281) 391-3101
KEMP C & D Game Processing 29085 CR 2100 (903) 498-3411
KERRVILLE Milton Bernhard Meat Processing 2920 Junction Hwy (830) 367-2995
KINGSVILLE Hibler Wild Game Inc. 207 E 5th St (361) 221-9747
Over $35
KOUNTZE Kountze High School 1488 FM 1293 (409) 246-3474
Skinned deer preferred
LAREDO JW Nixon High School FFA 2000 Plum (956) 795-3849 EXT 163
Skinned deer only
LAREDO Ruiz Custom Meats 2119 Lyon St (956) 724-3013
Over $35
LLANO Miiller's Llano Smokehouse 705 W. Young (325) 247-4450
Over $35
MARBLE FALLS Hill Country Fine Meats 1405 State St (830) 693-7024
Over $35
MERIDIAN Meridian Frozen Food Locker 112 East Morgan (254) 435-2803
MERIDIAN Samples Ranch 12089 State Hwy 22 (254) 597-7750
Hunters for the HungryParticipating Meat Processors by CITY
MIDLAND Clark's and Winford's Meat Co. 6002 South Hwy 349 (432) 686-8123
Skinned & quartered preferred
MUENSTER Fischer's Meat Market 304 N Main (940) 759-4211
MUENSTER Walterscheid Meat Company 605 N. Mesquite (940) 759-2744
NEEDVILLE Lad's Smokehouse & Catering 3731 School Rd (979) 793-6210
NEW BRAUNFELS Granzin's Meat Market 1644 Old Mcqueeney Rd (830) 625-3510
NEW BRAUNFELS The Rust Game Place 1778 South Hwy 46 (830) 608-1910
NEW ULM Eckermann's Meat Market 2543 FM 1457 (979) 836-8858
PERRYTON Big 4 Packing 1602 S. Cedar (806) 435-5679
Over $35
PILOT POINT Golden Triangle Meat Plant 203 South Jefferson (940) 686-2456
POST Jackson Brothers Food Locker 121 South Ave H (806) 495-3245
RAYMONDVILLE Rudy's Meat Market 588 N 10th (956) 689-2186
RIVERSIDE Tallent Sausage & Grocery FM 980 and Hwy 19 (936) 594-2591
ROANOKE Syracuse's Custom Meats 13794 Old Denton Rd. (817) 379-2230
SAN ANGELO J's Processing 7000 US Hwy 277 S (325) 651-6175
SAN ANTONIO Broadway Frozen Food Lockers 875 E. Ashby Place, Ste. 3000 (210) 226-3189
SAN SABA Hibler Family Processing 103 E. Wallace (325) 372-5195
SANTA ANNA Santa Anna Wild Game Proc. 503 Wallis Avenue (325) 348-9171
SANTA FE Doreck & Sons Packing Co. 4101 FM 646 North (409) 925-6611
SCHULENBURG Willie Joe's Processing 2220 Krischke (979) 561-8272
SEYMOUR Bayco Services 205 E McLain (940) 889-2424
Over $35
SLATON Klemke's Sausage Haus 255 West Garza (806) 828-5394
Over $35
SNOOK Slovacek Sausage Company Hwy 60 West (979) 272-8625
SPRINGTOWN Goober's Deer Processing LLC 2127 E Hwy 199 (817) 444-1414
THROCKMORTON Escalon's Buck 'N Hog 308 S. Reynolds Avenue (940) 849-0656
Hunters for the HungryParticipating Meat Processors by CITY
TYLER Lynch's Food Store 3400 East Fifth St. (903) 593-1521
UVALDE Uvalde Meat Market & Processing 508 South Wood St. (830) 278-6247
VICTORIA Country Slaughter House 3857 Burroughsville Rd (361) 573-9043
Over $35
VICTORIA Harwell's Custom Processing 7804 FM 236 (361) 575-5120
WACO Fulton's Quality Meats 1400 N. Robinson Dr. (254) 662-5608
WEATHERFORD Teel's Custom Meats 1820 N. Main St. (817) 613-0095
WHITE DEER Clint & Sons Main St (806) 883-7831
Over $35
WILLOW CITY Rabke's Table Ready Meats 3875 Eckert Rd (830) 685-3266
WINK Home Smoked Meat Processing 402 N Monahans Dr (432) 527-3991
WINNIE Harrington Packing Company 344 Best Rd (409) 296-9794
ZEPHYR M & M Deer Processing 4300 CR 278 (325) 739-2211

*If there is a notation after the business listing it denotes that thier charge may be above the customary $30 to $40 charge and they have special requirement for game.


Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by County
AUSTIN Bellville Meat Market 36 S Front Bellville (979) 865-5782
AUSTIN Eckermann's Meat Market 2543 FM 1457 New Ulm (979) 836-8858
BAYLOR Bayco Services 205 E McLain Seymour (940) 889-2424
Over $35
BEXAR Broadway Frozen Food Lockers 875 E. Ashby Place, Ste. 3000 San Antonio (210) 226-3189
BEXAR Schott's Meat Processing 20145 Bandera Road Helotes (210) 695-5411
BLANCO Harvest House Farms 506 North Nugent Johnson City (830) 868-7253
Over $35
BOSQUE Big Buck Meat Mkt and Deer Proc. 814 N. Avenue G Clifton (254) 675-2825
BOSQUE Meridian Frozen Food Locker 112 East Morgan Meridian (254) 435-2803
BOSQUE Samples Ranch 12089 State Hwy 22 Meridian (254) 597-7750
BOWIE Dekalb FFA 101Maple Dekalb (903) 667-2061
Skinned & quartered only
BOWIE Hooks FFA 401 Ave A Hooks (903) 547-2215
Skinned deer only
BRAZORIA Brazoswood High School 302 W Brazoswood Dr Clute (979) 730-7300 X 29329
Skinned & quartered only
BRAZORIA C & R Smokehouse 1722 Avenue C Danbury (979) 922-1048
BROWN M & M Deer Processing 4300 CR 278 Zephyr (325) 739-2211
BROWN Perks Deer Processing & Cold Storage 5100 FM 2126 Brownwood (325) 643-5022
BURLESON Slovacek Sausage Company Hwy 60 West Snook (979) 272-8625
BURLESON Texas Chaw & Meat Products 1109 Commerce St. Caldwell (979) 567-7448
BURNET Hill Country Fine Meats 1405 State St Marble Falls (830) 693-7024
Over $35
CALLAHAN Cross Plains Frozen Food 125 N Avenue D Cross Plains (254) 725-7571
CALLAHAN Lone Wolf Wild Game Processing 3573 S. FM 604 Clyde (325) 893-3003
CARSON Clint & Sons Main St White Deer (806) 883-7831
Over $35
CHAMBERS Harrington Packing Company 344 Best Rd Winnie (409) 296-9794
COKE B & K Deer Processing 114 N Washington Bronte (325) 473-4015
COLEMAN Halls Custom Packing 3500 Hwy 84 North Coleman (325) 625-4813


Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by County
COLEMAN Santa Anna Wild Game Processing 503 Wallis Avenue Santa Anna (325) 348-9171
COMAL Granzin's Meat Market 1644 Old Mcqueeney Rd New Braunfels (830) 625-3510
COMAL The Rust Game Place 1778 South Hwy 46 New Braunfels (830) 608-1910
COOKE Fischer's Meat Market 304 N Main Muenster (940) 759-4211
COOKE Walterscheid Meat Company 605 N. Mesquite Muenster (940) 759-2744
DALLAS David's Meat Market, Inc. 4010 N Jupiter Rd. Garland (972) 495-8315
Skinned deer only
DENTON Golden Triangle Meat Plant 203 South Jefferson Pilot Point (940) 686-2456
DENTON Syracuse's Custom Meats 13794 Old Denton Rd. Roanoke (817) 379-2230
EASTLAND Rust Deer Plant 8913 Hwy 6 East Cisco (254) 442-1653
ERATH Clay's Processing & Smokehouse 111 West Elm St. Dublin (254) 445-4180
FAYETTE Willie Joe's Processing 2220 Krischke Schulenburg (979) 561-8272
FORT BEND Lad's Smokehouse & Catering 3731 School Rd Needville (979) 793-6210
FREESTONE J & S Meat Processing 180 FM 833 E Fairfield (903) 389-6169
FRIO Sou-Tex Sausage Company 701 W Hwy 85 Dilley (830) 426-6527
GALVESTON Doreck & Sons Packing Co. 4101 FM 646 North Santa Fe (409) 925-6611
GARZA Jackson Brothers Food Locker 121 South Ave H Post (806) 495-3245
GILLESPIE Hill Country Deer Processing 2162 N US Hwy 87 Fredericksburg (830) 997-6043
Over $35
GILLESPIE LDR Processing and Meat Market 16656 Hwy 290 West Harper (830) 669-2024
Over $35
GILLESPIE Rabke's Table Ready Meats 3875 Eckert Rd Willow City (830) 685-3266
HAMILTON Hamilton Quality Meats 1205 S Rice Hamilton (254) 386-4646
Over $35
HARDIN Kountze High School 1488 FM 1293 Kountze (409) 246-3474
Skinned deer preferred
HARRIS Clear Lake Cuts - CCISD 2929 Bay Area Blvd Houston (281) 284-2093
Skinned deer only
HARRIS Going Custom Slaughter 6813 East Wallisville Rd Baytown (281) 421-2237
HARRIS Midway Food Market 5901 Highway Blvd Katy (281) 391-3101
HEMPHILL Scroggins' Meat Processing 620 North 2nd Canadian (806) 323-6231
Over $35
HILL R & R Processing 164 HCR 2218 Aquilla (254) 694-2801

Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by County
HOOD C & J Butcher Shop 400 South Morgan Street Granbury (817) 579-8077
JASPER Jasper Quality Meats Inc. 549 E. Gibson Jasper (409) 384-9924
Over $35
JIM HOGG Coronado's Wild Game Processing 911 N Elm Hebbronville (361) 527-2500
JOHNSON Lee Deer Processing 7164 Drury Cross Road Burleson (817) 561-1975
KAUFMAN C & D Game Processing 29085 CR 2100 Kemp (903) 4983411
KENDALL Farmer's Meat Market 342 N Main Boerne (830) 249-8063
Skinned & quartered preferred, Over $35 skin on
KERR Milton Bernhard Meat Processing 2920 Junction Hwy Kerrville (830) 367-2995
KERR Woodbury Taxidermy & Wildgame Processing 3286 Junction Hwy Ingram (830) 367-5855
KLEBERG Hibler Wild Game Inc. 207 E 5th St Kingsville (361) 221-9747
Over $35
KNOX Trainham Ice & Meat 205 N. 5th Street Goree (940) 422-5321
LIBERTY Reed's Meat Processing 7187 FM 1010 Cleveland (281) 689-0253
LLANO Miiller's Llano Smokehouse 705 W. Young Llano (325) 247-4450
Over $35
LUBBOCK Klemke's Sausage Haus 255 West Garza Slaton (806) 828-5394
Over $35
MCCULLOCH Brady Co-op Locker 113 Elm St Brady (325) 597-2440
Over $35
MCLENNAN Fulton's Quality Meats 1400 N. Robinson Dr. Waco (254) 662-5608
MEDINA Dziuk's Meat Market 608 Hwy 90 West Castroville (830) 538-3082
MEDINA R & R Alsatian Sausage & Products 1034 Country Lane Castroville (830) 931-2430
MEDINA The Country Mart 7390 CR 525 D'Hanis (830) 363-7286
MIDLAND Clark's and Winford's Meat Co. 6002 South Hwy 349 Midland (432) 686-8123
OCHILTREE Big 4 Packing 1602 S. Cedar Perryton (806) 435-5679
Over $35
PARKER Goober's Deer Processing LLC 2127 E Hwy 199 Springtown (817) 444-1414
PARKER Teel's Custom Meats 1820 N. Main St. Weatherford (817) 613-0095
PECOS Buena Vista High Imperial FFA 208 N Lincoln Imperial (432) 536-2261
Skinned deer preferred
PECOS Miller Meat Company 1013 North Nelson Fort Stockton (432) 336-2979

Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by County
RED RIVER Detroit Locker Plant 105 Garner St Detroit (903) 674-6911
RED RIVER Rivercrest FFA 4126 US Hwy 271 S Bogata (903) 632-5989
Skinned deer only
RUNNELS Owen's Deer Processing 500 Hutchings Avenue Ballinger (325) 365-2430
SAN SABA Hibler Family Processing 103 E. Wallace San Saba (325) 372-5195
SHACKELFORD Escalon's Buck 'N Hog Processing 6490 Highway 180 W. Albany (325) 762-3800
SMITH Lynch's Food Store 3400 East Fifth St. Tyler (903) 593-1521
STEPHENS Ray's Grocery & Market 1117 West Walker Breckenridge (254) 559-2341
TAYLOR Stephens Wild Game Processing 4132 Vine Abilene (325) 695-4868
TAYLOR The Deer Shop 4535 Iberis Rd Abilene (325) 260-4364
THROCKMORTON Escalon's Buck 'N Hog Processing 308 S. Reynolds Avenue Throckmorton (940) 849-0656
TOM GREEN J's Processing 7000 US Hwy 277 S San Angelo (325) 651-6175
TRAVIS Hudson's Sausage Company 1800 S. Congress Austin (512) 445-6611
Skinned & quartered preferred, Over $35 skin on
TRAVIS Texas Sausage Company 2915 East 12th Street Austin (512) 472-6707
Skinned & quartered only
UVALDE Uvalde Meat Market & Processing 508 South Wood St. Uvalde (830) 278-6247
VICTORIA Country Slaughter House 3857 Burroughsville Rd Victoria (361) 573-9043
Over $35
VICTORIA Harwell's Custom Processing 7804 FM 236 Victoria (361) 575-5120
WALKER Tallent Sausage & Grocery FM 980 and Hwy 19 Riverside (936) 594-2591
WEBB JW Nixon High School FFA 2000 Plum Laredo (956) 795-3849 EXT 163
Skinned deer only
WEBB Ruiz Custom Meats 2119 Lyon St Laredo (956) 724-3013
Over $35
WILLACY Rudy's Meat Market 588 N 10th Raymondville (956) 689-2186
WINKLER Home Smoked Meat Processing 402 N Monahans Dr Wink (432) 527-3991

Midway Processing in Old Katy was on the list here in Fort Bend County. Phone# 281-391-3101

Rhode's Taxidermy/ Processing in Kerrville has also been a provider in Kerr County. Phone# 830-896-6996

I'm not sure of the fee's though for either.

Once they are added to the sticky this post can be deleted. Thank You!

Thanks Tex,
Let me send it to
www.tacaa.org/hunters.htm
or call (800) 992-9767
tacaa@tacaa.org

They will add to list and I will update.t

.

What a list. Thanks...

Cool, gonna have the lady who oversees Hunters For the Hungry on the show this week. Amitra Hendricks I believe. Should be pretty cool to find out some additional info on the organization.

Anitra Hendricks be the one.
Program Coordinator
Texas Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc.

Tell her thanks for the list above.

The Dallas Safari Club also helps fund a few processors around the state. Check the attached link and see if one is near you.

http://www.biggame.org/publications/HFHFlyer.pdf

This is a great program that benefits everyone!

Can you donate hogs?

In Amarillo they don't have any "Hunters for the Hungry" offical processors, but Hunters Link will take donated deer and process them for a local food bank charity for $30. They are really good people that get all my processing business.

Hunters Link
12606 South Western Street
Amarillo, TX 79109
(806) 670-6006

Bump so I can find later.

wow, what a great idea!

Yeah what a great cause.

July 15-21, 2011

Texas Hunters for the Hungry serve nine million and counting

Texas Hunters for the Hungry, a program administered by the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc. has exceeded two million pounds of venison donated over the last 20 years. This year the program has contributed 178,662 pounds of venison to more than 100 organizations that serve low income people across Texas. Hunters take legally harvested deer to a participating meat processor, pay a nominal fee to cover basic processing costs and the meat processor does the rest. All meat donated to the program is distributed to families and individuals in need through local food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens. For more information call 1-800-992-9767 ext. 506 or visit www.tacaa.org/hunters-for-the -hungry.

Does the organization take hogs as well as deer? I've been looking for a way to thin the hog herd without wasting the meat.

Anyone else think it's b.s. for me to donate an animal I shot on my tag with my $ for the license, feed, ammo, gas, gutting, etc etc only to have to pay another $30 for a processor to take the back straps and tenderloins home and turn the rest into chili meat. I'd rather process the animal myself and hook my buddies up that are more broke than me and don't get to hunt.

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its a great cause just not sure why the processors are still charging. wouldn't stop me though.... my prides not that big.

I was going to donate a couple hogs, till I found out it was going to be $70. I am donating the meat. If I wanted to donate money I would have donated money.

I will probably donate one large deer, but only one as I cannot afford to keep paying the fee.

Also, I was told $35 by the processor.

Russ

"Hunters for the Hungry
Participating Meat Processors by CITY
GARLAND David's Meat Market, Inc. 4010 N Jupiter Rd. (972) 495-8315
Skinned deer only"

As of November 6th 2011 David's Meat Market no longer processes deer. I tried to process my first buck here and had to go to Rockwall Deer Processing instead. I'm not sure if they participate in Hunter's for the Hungry. If they do I will add their information here.

Halls in Coleman is free.

Not in Texas, but we have a program called: SHARE THE HARVEST for deer donations. There is atleast one processor in each County that is participating. Saw a news article last weekend that said local hunters have donated over 8000# of ground venison so far to the food bank for this year. They estimate that is 32,000 portions of excellent lean protein rich meat added to the tables.
I have THREE doe tags to use in a Managed Muzzleloader Hunt I was drawn for. The hunt is this weekend. I plan to keep one for my freezer, but what I get over that will be donated. Our Conservation Dept pays $40 per deer of the cost on each donated whole deer. The hunters portion is $25 (AND IT'S TAX DEDUCTABLE!)