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December 1, 2023
The San Antonio Food Bank extends donations requests for deer
The San Antonio Food Bank is the only food bank in the country to operate its own wild game processing facility, called Casa Venado, as part of Texas’s Hunters for the Hungry Program. Donated deer are processed, with meat finishing as 1.5-pound ground vacuum sealed bags. This healthy, sustainable meat is then distributed to communities in need throughout the San Antonio Food Bank’s 29 county service area. As a result, local wild game resources are used to feed local communities.
Interested hunters have several options to donate their deer:
Pick Up Option
This option is provided to ranches with a minimum of 15 deer and requires prescheduling with at least 72 hours lead time. Contact Dayna Robokowski at 210-431-8485 or 210-412-7425 (call or text both) or [email protected] for scheduling a pickup at your ranch.
Trailer Option
Donors can pick up a refrigerated bumper pull trailer at the San Antonio Food Bank free of charge. There are two available for reservation. These can be very useful to hunters when conducting hunts away from other cooling options. Donor must provide their own truck and proof of motor vehicle insurance is required.
Drop off
Donors can drop off their game directly at Casa Venado. This option offers 24 hour access to the drop off cooler located at 5200 Historic Old Hwy 90, San Antonio, Tx 78227 (Entrance 4).
Donors can also drop off their game at any partner processor. Link to the list of processors will be provided on our website https://safoodbank.org/hunters/.
Interested hunters have several options to donate their deer:
Pick Up Option
This option is provided to ranches with a minimum of 15 deer and requires prescheduling with at least 72 hours lead time. Contact Dayna Robokowski at 210-431-8485 or 210-412-7425 (call or text both) or [email protected] for scheduling a pickup at your ranch.
Trailer Option
Donors can pick up a refrigerated bumper pull trailer at the San Antonio Food Bank free of charge. There are two available for reservation. These can be very useful to hunters when conducting hunts away from other cooling options. Donor must provide their own truck and proof of motor vehicle insurance is required.
Drop off
Donors can drop off their game directly at Casa Venado. This option offers 24 hour access to the drop off cooler located at 5200 Historic Old Hwy 90, San Antonio, Tx 78227 (Entrance 4).
Donors can also drop off their game at any partner processor. Link to the list of processors will be provided on our website https://safoodbank.org/hunters/.