North Dakota food pantries to accept only archery-killed deer

Country Today ^ | 11-6-08

[SJackson]

Obviously a non-hunter put this initiative together.

I don't know. The original "study" was done by a Doctor who was a hunter, and simply did scans on his and friends deer. I use " " because I don't think it was scientific, just personal curiosity, and there was some concern he was looking at bone fragments. A couple of the states have done x-rays of donated meat and found lead, but mostly in ground venison, which to me would suggest WorkingClassFilth could be right about handling problems. And if pantries are willing to x-ray donated meat, some are, what's the issue.

[Oztrich Boy]

Those groups are most at risk from lead poisoning, which can cause confusion, learning problems and convulsions, and in severe cases can lead voting Democrat.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Stands to reason that processors (professional or the hunters themselves) would use marginal (shredded/bloody) scraps and connective tissue for ground venison. Why waste roasts, chops and solid tissue for burgers?

[existtoexcel]

jes spit id out yer dang fool

[kcross]

Then Send it over here to Vermont....

Most of us “Real Vermonters” grew up eating venison as our ONLY red meat.... I remember back in the 60’s telling my mom the hamburger tasted funny.... she said... “It’s Beef”..... Who KNEW... ;) With copper jacketed bullets these days very little if any lead remains even in the wound... Of course a direct bone hit could cause a little lead to spill out but who eats the brains...;)

[SJackson]

It does. However I believe all the donated venison in Wisconsin is ground for simplicity of distribution. If not all, most.

[SJackson]

Of course a direct bone hit could cause a little lead to spill out but who eats the brains...;)

Don't mention brains, the DNR paniced everyone 5 or 6 years ago over chronic wasting disease. i believe there was a one year drop of about 25% in license sales. Fortunately everyone got over it.

[Michigan Bowhunter]

you have got to be kidding me.....God I hope the arrows were washed down with an alcohol wipe before they were launched.

[dforest]

If I am hungry, I don’t care how my meat met its maker. LOL

Stupid people.

[attiladhun2]

Some of my ancestors (the Lichts and Cochs) settled around Bismarck from Westphalia in the 1860s. They married into the Clark family from Virginia, who also settled in the area. My grandmother taught school at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation around 1914 and I her father’s brother was a county sherrif. Maybe we are cousins.

[attiladhun2]

I’ve swallowed a lot of birdshot myself. The squirrel stews we used to make were probably loaded with lead. Maybe that’s why I’ve got a couple screws loose (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk).

[wardaddy]

and what about states like my homestate that allow arrow toxin

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm neither a hunter nor a physician/scientist so I don't know how plausible this whole thing is.Is a deer killed by a bullet actually harmful to anyone who might eat that meat.It seems to me that it *could* be true....at least in some cases.Let's look at this thing scientifically before we start chanting “gun control nuts”.

[SJackson]

I'm neither a hunter nor a physician/scientist so I don't know how plausible this whole thing is.Is a deer killed by a bullet actually harmful to anyone who might eat that meat.It seems to me that it *could* be true....at least in some cases.Let's look at this thing scientifically before we start chanting “gun control nuts”.

I agree. I think the issue is that a couple states are enforcing bans, where there is no scientific evidence. I believe there's lead in the states test samples, how it got there is open to question, and donated meat could easily be screened if there's an issue. It seems to me the regulation is way ahead of the science, as it was, imo, in the CWD controversy I referenced above.

[Texas Songwriter]

Elemental lead is not toxic. We leave bullets in people all of the time if they are not easily accessible at the time of surgery.