Hunters Helping the Hungry Continued Success

Nova Scotia's hunters helped many local families by contributing to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program. The program's third year provided more than 735 kilograms of deer and moose meat for the province's food banks.

"Once again, Nova Scotia hunters have given generously to this program," said Natural Resources Minister Carolyn Bolivar-Getson. "The department would like to thank all of those who supported Feed Nova Scotia through this initiative."

The Hunters Helping the Hungry program enables hunters to donate a portion of deer or moose meat to families in need.

"Thanks to Nova Scotia's hunters, we were able to provide nearly 6,500 meals to many community food banks, shelters and soup kitchens across the province," said Dianne Swinemar, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia. This food goes a long way in helping to create balanced meals for many Nova Scotians."

The program promotes regulated hunting and making the best use of sustainable natural resources.

"Three new meat cutters in the province joined the program this year collecting a total of 188 kilograms -- that's a quarter of the total donations," said Tony Rodgers, executive director of Nova Scotia's Federation of Anglers and Hunters. "In fact, one hunter in New Glasgow donated a whole deer to the program this year."

Hunters Helping the Hungry is a joint initiative of Feed Nova Scotia and the hunting community, in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, novascotiahunting.com, Eastern Woods and Waters and the Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

For more information on this program and other ways Feed Nova Scotia is helping the hungry, go to www.feednovascotia.ca .