Well we got some good news this morning about Minnestoa’s venision donations program.  Seems like they are going to be focusing on the processing to keep the meat lead free.  I have always used common sense for ground deer meat.  I trimmed and cut everything before putting it into the grinding bowl.  I also do not grind up the bloody mess around the wound cavity.  It think it is waste and should never be used.  Think about it, less ground deer meat means cleaner meat.  One good thing that will come out of all of this lead in  venison meat scare and panic, is we as hunters are now aware of the danger.  Alot of people eat deer meat and we rely on it to help feed our families.  Knowledge of ones craft, makes them a better worker.  By knowing that lead poisioning is possible, we as hunters will learn to better process the meat, use safer bullets, and have a better feeling that what we do does matter.  Not only do we hunt, we hunt for food, and we hunt to provide for others. Man has been doing for thousands of years.  You can call it tradtion or you can call it survival.  It does’nt matter as long as we keep doing it!  Stay tunned…….

To read the Twin Cities.com article by Chris Niskanen about the Food-shelf venison donations to resume in Minnesota, click here: