DNR offering deer program

Indiana Department of Natural Resources is continuing this year.

The program allows Hoosier hunters to take their field-dressed deer to one of more than 50 meat processing sites in the state. The processor then butcher’s the meat and donates it to area food banks.

Indiana Hunt for Hunger pays all processing fees.

“Too many Hoosiers are struggling to put food on the table,” said Feeding Indiana’s Hungry executive director Emily Weikert Bryant in a press release. “Our member food banks around the state are serving record numbers of families. Items like protein can be unaffordable on a tight household budget, creating a high demand for it at our food banks. By hunters taking an extra deer and donating it through Hunt for Hunger, Hoosier food banks and pantries will have more healthy protein to share with our friends and neighbors this deer season.”

Participating meat processors in the area include Fisher Packing in Pennville and Wright Brothers Buckstop in Redkey.

For more information, visit on.IN.gov/huntforhunger or contact [email protected] or (317) 232-0658.

Enroll in 4-H

Enrollment is open for the upcoming 4-H year.

Children in third through 12th grades are welcome to join 4-H. Mini 4-H is also offered to kindergarteners through second graders. 

The youth development program started more than 100 years back offers a variety of clubs and hands-on experiences for children to learn about their community and world. Jay County Purdue Extension Office advises children to sign up by Jan. 15 for the full experience. Enroll at v2.4honline.com. To learn more, call (260) 726-4707.