Welcome to the home of the Wild Game Feeders Association. We are a non profit organization of outdoor enthusiast’s dedicated to helping preserve our natural wildlife. We do this by ensuring there is enough food to make it through our hard winters in central Pennsylvania. As many people know it is extremely difficult for deer, turkey and other wild game to scratch or paw for food during the winter season when there is over 12 inches of snow and ice covering the ground.  

In 1960 while walking through the woods Paul Berger Sr. came across the bodies of a few turkeys and other wildlife.  After further examination he determined that the animals had starved to death.  After talking with the Pennsylvania Game Commission about the natural food shortage during the winter season.  The Pennsylvania Game Commission was opposed to the feedings fearing that the animals would become dependant on the feed and that if the weather became to harsh that members would not trek into the woods with feed when the wildlife could really use it.  Paul and a group of friends decided that the need to form "The Wild Game Feeders Association" was a sound decision that could only benefit the wildlife.  They started working to set up feeders in the woods and deep mountain terrain and filling them with corn.

Soon they had over 300 feeders in 5 counties.  Dues were $1.00 per year. Members were entitled to a membership button and some good times with good people, while helping to preserve our natural wildlife. Every Saturday members would meet at the local corn cribs, some traveling as far away as 75 miles to pick up corn and deliver it to the feeders. Sometimes they would have to walk the corn a mile or better into the woods to be placed in the feeder.
 

Soon there were over 5,000 members.  They cut browse and planted food lots.  The main focus was to feed the wildlife. They helped many animals make it through the harsh winters.  Many years they distributed over 70 tons of corn.  They knew that corn is not an excellent source of nutrition, but it is something to help the wildlife get through the winter. It is something to help them to make it another day until they could find some browse or nuts.

Now almost 50 years later things are a little different.  We have more wildlife and less food in the woods.  We are building houses and taking more farm land without thinking about our wildlife. If we do not consider our natural wildlife today, it may not be around tomorrow for our children to enjoy as we do.

In 2003 we had over 1,400 members and we delivered over 40 tons of corn.  Over the past 4 years we have had around 700 new members.  Our dues are $5.00 per year.  Not much more than the original $1.00 a year.

More and more people are recognizing the need to help our wildlife.  As well as getting the chance to spend quality time with family and friends in our great outdoors.  We hope you enjoy our site and support our cause.  Please, look around and learn more about our organization.  Help if you can and please support our supporters.

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