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David shared this advice in the Essex Forum. We thought it was well worth a share:

"As a senior citizen who hunted deer for 65 years of my life, but physically can not any longer, I pass along some advice to successful deer hunters this season. During the last 25 years of my favorite season of the year, I donated all but a couple of meals of my venison take to the Salvation Army kitchen, then to the Burlington Food Shelf, to help feed those who truly needed it.

This year, with all the problems for those in need severely increased, I'm recommending that those deer hunters who are successful during the coming weeks consider donating 50% of your venison to one of many organizations that will help feed those who genuinely need the food. To get me started, the head chef at the Salvation Army in Burlington told me that given 50 pounds of venison, he could make enough venison stew to feed 300 people. Give it some thought prior to the beginning of rifle season!"

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