Janet Bostwick > wrote:

>On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:07:29 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:22:35 -0400, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

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>>> Here's what the Capital Region food bank says- [just north of Sheldon]
>>> http://www.rfbneny.com/donate/donate-food/
>>
>>This part is odd:
>>
>>"Venison Donation Coalition of New York State
>>
>>In 2008, the Food Bank received 6,465 pounds of venison thanks to
>>generous hunters. For information on how to donate venison and to find
>>a processor in your county, please go to
>>http://www.venisondonation.com"
>>
>>I say odd because the USDA does not allow wild animals to be sold
>>retail for human consumption due to health concerns. Yet here they
>>are endorsing giving the stuff away to poor people.

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>Around here, large animals that have road accidents are donated.
>That's assuming that discovery or reporting is timely. It would be a
>shame to haul a full size elk off to the dump. No animal should be
>discarded with so little respect.

NY road kill has gone to public 'homes' of various descriptions for as
long as I can remember. I must say, though- that's the first I've
seen that hunters could donate game.

It seems like a bad idea for all the reasons Steve says- not to
mention the old saw that says 'you hunt what you [and your family] can
eat'.

But-- NY's deer herd needs some serious thinning and if deer
harvesters can feed the hungry, it works for me.

Jim