Last year I had a pleasant surprise. With the freezer still full of venison, wild turkey, home-raised chickens, etc, we decided the last deer we would harvest would get donated. All donated meat around here has to go through a processor, so we decided to just go ahead, pay the fee and use it as a tax deduction. When we got to the local processor, we found out the local chapter of Whitetails Unlimited along with a couple other groups had raised money and partnered with the local processor to cover the cost for anyone who wanted to donate a deer to the local food bank. Wow! That was sweet. The deer got put to use. We didn't have to pay a dime. AND we got to keep the tenderloins for ourselves.

This year, I am not sure. Will have to take a better inventory closer to season, but we may have enough for another year since there are only two of us.