Impact
Our Impact · 2026 Season
Hunters feed Michigan. Here’s the proof.
Every donated deer becomes hundreds of high-protein meals for neighbors who need them. This is where we show the numbers, the people behind them, and exactly where the money goes.
— Hunters donate a deer at no cost to themselves.
— Partner processors turn it into family-size packages.
— Local pantries put it on the table, free.
(September 30th, 2025)
Partner Processors Statewide
Michigan Counties Served
Of every dollar into programs
The people making it happen
Hunters, processors, volunteers, and food pantry partners — told in their own words. New stories are added throughout the season.
Why Protein Matters: How Donated Venison Helps Michigan Food Pantries
Why Protein Matters: How Donated Venison Helps Michigan Food Pantries When people think about donating food to help families in need, they often picture canned vegetables, boxes of pasta, cereal,…
Read the story
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger New Mailing Address
We’ve Moved! Please Update Your Address for Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger We love hearing from our supporters. We love receiving donations even more. What we don’t love is finding out…
Read →
One Deer. One Community. More Than 140 Meals.
One Deer. One Community. More Than 140 Meals. A single deer may not seem like much when you look at the scale of hunger across Michigan. But follow that deer…
Read →
A Donated Deer Isn’t Free: What It Takes to Turn a Harvest Into Meals
A Donated Deer Isn’t Free: What It Takes to Turn a Harvest Into Meals When a Michigan hunter donates a whole deer through Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger, there is no…
Read →Spotlights & honor roll
A rotating spotlight on the processors, volunteers, and donors carrying the season — plus a full honor roll we update each year.
View the full honor roll →
County Line Deer Processing
Millington, Genesee County — 9,400 lbs processed and donated since joining in 2024.
Marcia Hollis
Jackson County — 320 volunteer hours coordinating pantry deliveries in 2025–26.
No deer gets to a table alone
Food banks, pantries, sportsmen's clubs, conservation groups, and businesses that match gifts or cover processing fees.
What grant dollars actually bought
Each funded project gets a plain-language outcome report: what we asked for, what we did, what changed.
Freezer capacity, Upper Peninsula
Four chest freezers placed with pantries in Delta and Marquette counties.
Outcome: 6,200 lbs stored that would have been turned away.
Processing fee coverage fund
Reimbursed 41 processors so hunters never pay to donate.
Outcome: 520 additional deer accepted statewide.
Cold-chain transport pilot
Insulated totes and a volunteer route between three rural processors and two food banks.
Outcome: pilot in progress — first report December 2026.
Where every dollar goes
Figures from the FY2025 audited statement. IRS Form 990 and our determination letter are available alongside.
Pick your way in
Every path below adds to the numbers at the top of this page.
Donate a deer
Find a participating processor near you. It costs you nothing.
Find a processor → 02Give financially
$35 covers the processing of one deer — about 140 meals.
Donate now → 03Volunteer
Transport, events, freezer logistics, and county coordination.
Get in touch → 04Become a processor
Join the network of Michigan shops. We reimburse your processing costs.
Join as a processor → 05Sponsor or partner
Company matching, event sponsorship, and pantry partnerships.
Become a sponsor → 06Stay in the loop
Season updates, new processors, and impact numbers as they land.
Subscribe →Share your story
Hunter, processor, volunteer, or pantry partner — tell us what you've seen. Selected stories run on this page.
Impact in your inbox
A short note each month: meals delivered, new processors, and where help is needed next.
No sharing, no selling. Unsubscribe any time.