WASHINGTON — More than eight tons of venison were donated to food banks and soup kitchens in Maryland after the conclusion of deer-reducing operations at national parks in the state.
NPS officials have been preserving Antietam and Monocacy National Battlefields and the 5,810 acre Catoctin Mountain Park by hiring sharpshooters to reduce the white-tailed deer population in the areas. The deer cull was implemented to protect and preserve the historic and natural scenery.
“Overabundant deer populations do immense damage to vegetation an eat nearly all tree seedlings so forests cannot sustain themselves,” said the NPS news release.
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3 comments:
Let people know where the meat comes from so that those who oppose the 2nd Amendment can choose not to eat it.
Give it a break. MD is never going to be a shall issue state. You are wasting your breath and bandwidth.
It's nice to occasionally see some good utilized properly. Too bad its occasionally ANNAPOLIS!
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