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Hungry for Change: Deer Management and Food Security

Communities across the US are turning to hunting to help get deer numbers under control. A waste of good venison? Hardly. In fact many local deer management programs donate their harvests to local food banks. These community-based programs model the best of win-win solutions—when addressing a major community challenge helps resolve another.

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The Nature Conservancy
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Meredith Cornett
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Cool Green Science
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venison donation

A compelling part of any community's deer management program that can both build local support and help the hungry.
 

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Meredith Cornett | The Nature Conservancy | Saturday, November 14, 2015

Communities across the US are turning to hunting to help get deer numbers under control. A waste of good venison? Hardly. In fact many local deer management programs donate their harvests to local food banks. These community-based programs model the best of win-win solutions—when addressing a major community challenge helps resolve another.

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