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Shoot a deer, feed the hungry

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 10/30/07
By J. Henson -- The Capital Bruce Michalec, director of the Anne Arundel County Food Bank, left, helps David McMullen, coordinator of the local chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, unload more than 1,150 pounds of venison steaks, roasts and ground meat that were donated by area hunters.
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The county's abundance of deer is being used to feed the hungry.

Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, a nationwide organization with a fast-growing Anne Arundel chapter, connects hunters with the needy by paying butchers to process deer meat and then getting it to local food banks.

Last week, local chapter coordinator David McMullen of Edgewater unloaded more than 1,150 pounds of venison steaks, roasts and ground meat at the Anne Arundel County Food Bank in Crownsville.

"It is a great program," he said. "It encourages hunters to return to their heritage as food providers. It is a great way for hunters to give back and help...

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