Giving deer away?

[TrueGrit]

Is there any laws against giving deer away? The deer will be harvested legally and called in to the GFC. We usually donate deer to the Hunters for the Hungry and make a donation directly to the Georgia Wildlife Federation. I was curious if I could legally give deer to ODT members or anyone else and what those people needed?

 

[Just Plain Bill]

Never heard about it being against the law to gift legally harvested gave to anyone. I've given tons of fish and wild game to people who like it but don't hunt or fish (go figure) or are elderly and simply can't. Guess we'll find out if they come to get me now!

 

[Floyd187]

I won't say a word. Lol

 

[DanKATL]

It's illegal to sell, purchase, or trade any part of a game species or parts of (except antlers, hides, and tails of legally taken deer, tails of legally taken squirrels, hides of legally trapped furbearers, and legally taken alligator products). You can gift the meat legally.

 

[mfoster]

Make you a list beforehand don’t wait until back of truck.

 

[Gingerbeard Man]

It's illegal to sell, purchase, or trade any part of a game species or parts of (except antlers, hides, and tails of legally taken deer, tails of legally taken squirrels, hides of legally trapped furbearers, and legally taken alligator products). You can gift the meat legally.

T TrueGrit this is the right answer.

If you have too much and no one to give it to, also consider this

Georgia Hunters for the Hungry - Georgia Wildlife Federation

gwf.org

 

[mfoster]

Talk with your local processer he can not sell but he can recoup processing fees legally.he proberly has a list of people wanting what’s not picked up.

 

[basstracker89]

Make you a list beforehand don’t wait until back of truck.

Good idea

 

[basstracker89]

Talk with your local processer he can not sell but he can recoup processing fees legally.he proberly has a list of people wanting what’s not picked up.

^^^This. I have known processors to do this. Just check with them first.

 

[KrisD]

My Wife is working for her bestfriends dad processing in covington. We were able to pay for the processing and get two 120 lbs deer that got donated. We had like 20 donated deer this season.