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Hunters Helping the Hungry

A joint initiative of the hunting community and Feed Nova Scotia

Hunters Helping the Hungry is a joint initiative of the hunting community and Feed Nova Scotia, where hunters can donate a portion of their deer/moose or bear meat to help support Nova Scotians who access food banks with a protein-rich food source. For every 1 kilogram of meat donated, Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers & Hunters will donate $1 to Feed Nova Scotia up to $1500!

In 2024, we marked 19 years that hunters have been helping the hungry through their generous donations totalling 16,616 kilograms of wild game, providing an incredible 166,160 servings of protein to those in need.  

How does the program work?
1. Hunter registers deer/bear/moose
2. Hunter takes deer/bear/moose to a licensed participating meat cutter  
3. Complete your order request with name and wildlife resource card number and advise the meat cutter how much you wish to donate.
4. Feed Nova Scotia picks up donations from licensed meat cutters and distributes them to food banks.

Note: Processing is at hunter’s expense.  

How can I get involved?
Contact a participating licensed meat cutter.  

How much can I donate?
We will gladly accept any amount. 

Are there any guidelines for donating deer and moose meat?
Yes. Participating meat cutters will ensure the meat has been handled properly to ensure food safety.  

Thanks to our partners: Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers & Hunters, The Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change, Environmental Health & Food Safety Branch and The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Wildlife Division. 

Feed Nova Scotia and the network of members are located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq Peoples, and we acknowledge them as past, present, and future caretakers of this land. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq, Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet), and Passamaquoddy Peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725. We are all Treaty people.

We acknowledge that African Nova Scotians have existed and persisted on the traditional land of the Mi’kmaq for more than 400 hundred years and their significant presence has contributed to the existence of Nova Scotia.

We are grateful to live and work in Mi’kma’ki.