If you are lucky enough to tag a deer over the next several weeks, your local Lions Club can help you eliminate a portion of your harvest. The Lions Clubs in Kewaunee, Washington Island, Forestville-Maplewood, and Brussels collect deer hides at six locations in Door and Kewaunee counties. The deer hides are sold to a company that uses them to make gloves and other products in exchange for various Lions Club projects. One of those projects is the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, which provides a quality camp experience for youth and adults experiencing disabilities. Kewaunee Lions Club member John Mastalir says it does not take much more than one visit to the camp to see the impact the deer hides make.

Thanks in part to the extended hunting seasons in Door and Kewaunee counties, you can donate deer hides through the end of January. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is also continuing its Hunt for the Hungry program, which allows hunters to donate their venison to area food pantries. Carnival Deer Processing in Algoma is the lone meat processor in Door and Kewaunee counties participating in the program, which runs through January 7th. The gun season runs through December 1st, but there will be additional opportunities to hunt in Door and Kewaunee counties through January 31st.