Posted January 23, 2015 12:46 pm by Comments

By Patriot Outdoor News

Sounds like a win win situation.

Lawmakers in The Magnolia State have introduced an ambitious bill that seeks to solve two problems at once: manage the state’s burgeoning deer population and provide sustainable, nutritious food to inmates that will not break taxpayers’ wallets. House Bill 397, or the “Venison Harvesting Program for Inmate Consumption,” would allow correctional facilities to accept and process deer meat. Resident hunters will also be able to donate their harvests, either processed or not, directly to prisons.

“This would allow state, municipal, county and juvenile corrections institutions to use processed venison, under Department of Health guidelines,” House Corrections …read more

Via:: Patriot Outdoor News

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