Bowhunters of Utah

Dear members and friends of Bowhunters of Utah,

The Utah Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry have been asked by the city of Bountiful and the Division of Wildlife to participate in the culling of the Bountiful city deer herd. While there are many opinions on this subject, the bottom line is putting the meat on the table of those who need it most just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The plan is to start culling deer immediately and taking them to Arnold’s Meats in Ogden for processing. Once the meat is processed the meat will be picked up by the Bountiful food pantry who will then distribute the meat to those in need in Davis County. The Utah Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry will do all that it can to provide the processing costs. At this point the Utah Chapter only has $1500 in their account to get started. That is only enough to process 37 of the estimated 300 deer the DWR is planning to take.

The Utah Chapter of FHFH is asking for all those who can afford just $40 to help process one deer that will end up on the table of someone who really needs it. Every $40 will add up and help us reach our goal of $12,000 by the end of the year. I would ask that each of you take the time to ask your employer if they are willing to donate to this cause. Holly Refining and Marketing has already donated $1500 to get us started on this process. All those companies who donate a substantial amount will be noticed on banners, flyers, and any materials we print out. All donations can be written off on your taxes and a receipt will be sent to you for tax purposes.

To donate, please send a check written out to FHFH with UT-01 in the memo portion of the check to Kelly Bingham at the address below. You may also go to www.fhfh.org and donate there just make sure to choose the Utah Chapter as the Chapter you are donating to.

Tune in to Backcountry Radio with Brian Brinkerhoff on KTKK 630 AM this Saturday at 10:00 AM to hear the interview about this project. Stay tuned to Roughin it Outdoors with Adam Eakle as he does a story to help us get things rolling in the next few weeks.

I want to thank all those hunters who have donated money and/or deer in the past. Since 2006 the Utah Chapter has been able to donate over 25,000 pounds of meat to the food banks of Utah. This equates to over 100,000 meals served with meat in it from the hunters of this state. That is a tremendous feat and one that all hunters should be proud of.

Thank you for your consideration and may God Bless,

Kelly Bingham
Program Coordinator
Utah Chapter FHFH
4662 W 650 N West Point, UT 84015
801-726-2598