As the price of food skyrockets, Illinois is encouraging hunters to donate their deer to feed the hungry. "Hunters have big hearts," said Pam Smyers, owner of Henry County meat processor Woodhull Lockers. Woodhull Locker is part of the Hunters Feeding Illinois set up by the Illinois Department of Natural resources that accepts donated field-dressed deer. Smyers business and 31 other designated meat processors throughout the state process the deer as part of the statewide effort to assist local food pantries and soup kitchens. "It doesn't cost the hunters anything," Smyers told The Center Square. Churches United and Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry help direct the effort. The processors grind and package like venison in packages, the way hamburger is packaged. The venison is then delivered to soup kitchens and food pantries. "We call Churches United in the Quad Cities," Smyers said. "They seem pretty excited about it when they come down and
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(The Center Square) – As the price of food skyrockets, Illinois is encouraging hunters to donate their deer to feed the hungry. “Hunters have big hearts,” said Pam Smyers, owner of Henry County meat processor Woodhull L.