Number: 2004-14
WHEREAS, millions of Americans, including children and elderly, are without a reliable source of food and nourishment; and
WHEREAS, increasing big game populations near or beyond carrying capacity have caused many state wildlife agencies to increase the seasons and number of animals taken in order to maintain a healthy balance among wildlife, people and habitat; and
WHEREAS, most hunters will harvest only one deer annually due to storage and consumption constraints and are willing to donate wild game to others in need of food; and
WHEREAS, the many local, regional and state organizations that obtain and donate legally taken wild game to feed fellow Americans are decentralized and lack the resources to keep pace with supply and demand,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 11-13, 2004, in St. Louis, Missouri, commends and embraces programs that provide legally taken healthy and nutritious wild game to Americans in need of food; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation supports national efforts that seek to increase funding and facilitate sharing of best practices among the local, regional and state organizations providing game meat for the hungry to achieve improved operations and better economies of scale.