North Valley Food Bank processes wild game during the Fall and Winter hunting seasons.

If you are a hunter, meat processor, or customer, please follow the below guidelines:

• Always call us BEFORE dropping off any donated animals! Contact our Director of Operations, Lauren Jarrold, at (406) 862-5862 press 3, prior to delivery.

• We can only accept legally and ethically harvested deer, elk, wild bison, moose, and antelope.

• We DO NOT accept roadkill. We also CAN NOT accept bear, mountain lion, livestock (ie. cattle, hogs), wild turkey, duck, fish, feral pig, or any wild game that was not processed in a state-licensed facility.

• Animals must be gutted in a timely manner and held at a safe temperature. If gut-shot, the animal must be cleaned properly. If possible, please skin and quarter the animal prior to delivery.

• Animals processed at the Food Bank are intended for public consumption. We do not require Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing; however, testing is strongly encouraged in areas where CWD is prevalent. See CWD info below.

• When donating an animal to NVFB, you MUST bring a validated carcass tag along with the animal. If tested for CWD, please also bring the CWD testing ID number.

• Animals will be processed at NVFB on-site by our volunteer wild game processing team.

• Through the Hunters Against Hunger program, NVFB is reimbursed $3 per finished pound of processed game meat.