BATON ROUGE — Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana helped residents make room in their freezers for the upcoming hunting season on Sunday with its annual Clean Out Your Freezer Day.

The day saw the organization accept perishable donations through multiple drop-off locations located around the state to provide for those in need.

Hunters For The Hungry accepts any properly packaged, labeled and dated game, fish or other protein as well as other frozen food items. 

"Moving Clean Out Your Freezer Day to late August the last few years have proven to result in great success with record-breaking pounds of donations," Julie Grunewald, executive director of Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana, said. "We want to continue to make it convenient for all sportsmen as they're preparing for the upcoming hunting season and possibly unloading from the fishing season." 

In 2025, the organization collected nearly 18,500 pounds of frozen goods. Distribution of the collected goods goes through the five major food banks in Louisiana as well as directly to shelters, kitchens and other agencies. 

To find local drop-off locations and times, click here.