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HUNTERS AGAINST HUNGER

Oklahoma is Hungry and Hunters Can Help HELPING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2002

Many Oklahomans have limited or inconsistent access to adequate food. The
Hunters Against Hunger Program and Oklahoma’s generous bag limits on deer
have helped feed the hungry in local communities since 2002. The Hunters Against Hunger program (HAH) is a statewide program that
supports sound deer management while providing quality meals to Oklahoma’s

16% 1 in 4 632,030 qualified food banks may do so through participating venison processors.
hungry. Hunters who harvest a deer and wish to donate the venison to

OF OKLAHOMANS CHILDREN DON’T GET STRUGGLE WITH

ARE FOOD INSECURE THE FOOD THEY NEED HUNGER IN OKLAHOMA 550,429 2 MILLION

POUNDS OF VENISON POTENTIAL MEALS PROVIDED
Food insecurity is being without reliable access to
sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food. Since 2002, more than a half-million Just 1 pound of venison can help
pounds of venison has been provide a nutritious meal for a family
donated to local pantries of four
FOOD INSECURITY HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OKLAHOMA

Hunger costs Oklahoma
WEAKENS LABOR FORCE $1.4 billion every year BENEFITS OF VENISON

INCREASES HEALTH CARE
COSTS HOW CAN HUNTERS HELP? GOOD SOURCE OF IRON

Sustainable solutions to hunger exist The Mayo Clinic reports 3 million cases of 42 POUNDS
DECREASES EDUCATIONAL and one way for hunters to help is iron deficiency in the United States per year. of boneless meat from a
ACHIEVEMENT donating their harvest to the Hunters Research shows consuming red meat helps 120-pound field-dressed deer

Against Hunger program. treat and prevent iron deficiency. provides a family of four
168 SERVINGS

HUNTERS AGAINST HUNGER PROGRAM of nutrtious meat.

LEANER WITH MORE HEALTHY FATS
The Hunters Against Hunger program is a cooperative program between
hunters, local processors, food pantries and the Oklahoma Department of Because of a deer’s diet, venison contains
Wildlife Conservation. The program helps provide fresh venison to hungry more Omega-3 fatty acids than commercially
Oklahomans and families. The program is funded through contributions and raised beeF. According to the Mayo Clinic,
the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. consuming fats rich in Omega-3 fatty acids
helps prevent heart disease and stroke.
To donate to the program, or to find a participating processor, visit
wildlifedepartment.com
Some statistics are from hungerfreeok.org