South Carolina deer hunters focus on those who are food insecure [Video]

Deer hunters in South Carolina enjoy their sport, and their passion includes sharing their hunt with the hungry through the non-profit, “S.C. Hunters for the Hungry”. Since 2004, they have donated more than 1 million, 500 thousand pounds of venison to food pantries, soup kitchens and families facing hunger. Bob Williams is the president of the group.”We’re not a fancy organization. We just have one goal — that is feeding people who are in need,” Williams said. Williams said South Carolina has a long deer season, from mid-August to the beginning of January, so hunters have plenty of time to harvest enough meat for their own freezers and likely have tags left over to harvest more meat to donate. He said Spartanburg Sen. Shane Martin recently got some state funding for the group last year, so now the Pacolet-based is looking to grow statewide. They’ve initiated a venison stick backpack …