With food programs stretched thin, Georgia hunters take aim at rural hunger

By: Emily Jones, WABE

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: December 25, 2025

Words: 1,082

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

On the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, a line of large chest coolers waits outside Wise Brothers Processing. Inside them, skinned deer lie packed in ice, ready to be cut into cubes, ground up, or made into sausage, depending on the customer’s order. Once ready, the meat is wrapped and placed in the freezer for the hunters to …

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