Utahlefty
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We're mostly empty nesters now but have been fortunate enough to have raised three kids without ever buying meat in a store -- not exactly "cost effective" but we've been virtually 100% subsistence hunters for 25+ years now, often donating packaged (frozen) meat to local pantries.
I have a unit 61 elk tag coming up this week and, having one elk and 4 antelope in the freezer already, I was considering donating this elk if successful.
I poked around a bit and in CO it looks like FHFH is the .org that prevails. There's also conveniently a participating meat locker right where I'd hope one would be.
I called to ask about their process and was told that not only does the hunter donate the meat, the hunter has to pay full retail for the processing ($400+ for an elk).
While I certainly wouldn't expect the butcher to eat the cost, it seems the sole purpose of the FHFH.org should be to defray these costs, right?
Experiences with this? Seems a like the hunter pays all the expenses, the butcher does all the processing, and the local food banks do all the feeding. What does FHFH do, besides patting themselves on the back in the media?
I have a unit 61 elk tag coming up this week and, having one elk and 4 antelope in the freezer already, I was considering donating this elk if successful.
I poked around a bit and in CO it looks like FHFH is the .org that prevails. There's also conveniently a participating meat locker right where I'd hope one would be.
I called to ask about their process and was told that not only does the hunter donate the meat, the hunter has to pay full retail for the processing ($400+ for an elk).
While I certainly wouldn't expect the butcher to eat the cost, it seems the sole purpose of the FHFH.org should be to defray these costs, right?
Experiences with this? Seems a like the hunter pays all the expenses, the butcher does all the processing, and the local food banks do all the feeding. What does FHFH do, besides patting themselves on the back in the media?