The mission of South Dakota Sportsmen Against Hunger is to encourage and facilitate donation of wild game meat to needy people in South Dakota.
NOTE: Hunters should contact a participating goose processor ahead of time to find out location, verify business hours, and determine whether the processor takes only breast meat or will take whole birds. Deadline for delivering donated geese to a processor is September 30. Also see processor map.
Also, Federal regulations stipulate that the head or one fully feathered wing remain attached to each bird at all times while being transported from the place where harvested until they have arrived at the personal home of the hunter or a processing facility.
However, if harvested geese cannot be donated the day they are harvested, they can be taken to the hunter’s home for cleaning and the edible parts then delivered by the hunter to a processor for donation at a later time without evidence of species being attached to the edible meat. Nonresidents of South Dakota MAY NOT reduce a Canada goose to edible parts during the Early Fall Canada Goose Season unless those parts retain a fully feathered and attached wing or head.
Each hunter must complete a Goose Processing Certificate for each day’s donation of Canada geese hunt and present the Certificate to the processor at the time of donation.
| Location | Company | Phone | Fee* | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Economy Meat Market (Can take only breast meat, no whole birds) | 225-9680 | Free | M-F 8A-5:30P, SAT 8A-12 Noon |
| Clark | Dakota Butcher (Can take only breast meat, no whole birds) | 532-6328 | Free | M-Th 8A-8P, F & Sat 8A-9P, Sun 11A-4P |
| Madison | Dakota Butcher (Can take only breast meat, no whole birds) | 556-0169 | Free | M-Th 8A-6P, F & SAT 8A-7P |
| Milbank | Waldner Specialty Meats | 432-6100 or 467-0744 | Free | M-F 8A-5:30P Sat 8A-12 Noon |
| Piedmont | Piedmont Cutting Edge Meats | 787-9547 | Free | TUE-SAT 9A-6P |
| Watertown | Dakota Butcher (Can take only breast meat, no whole birds) | 878-3336 | Free | M-Sat 8A-9P Sun 11A-4P |
| Waubay | Jorgenson Meat Processing | 947-4460 | Free | M-F 9A-6P Sat 9A-4P |
*No processing fee for hunters who fill out a Goose Processing Certificate for donated Canada geese.