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From The Forum:

A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will only accept deer killed with arrows, over fears that firearm-shot meat may contain lead fragments.

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The study was done after Dr. William Cornatzer, a Bismarck physician and hunter, alerted health officials last spring. He conducted his own tests on venison using a CT scanner and found lead in samples of donated deer meat.

Cornatzer’s findings spurred the state Heath Department to order food pantries in the state to throw out donated venison, saying it may have lead fragments. Other states followed with similar alerts.

* With no offense meant to the homeless who regularly read this blog.

Minnesota won’t let me hunt in their fine state this year because I was born in 1980.  If I were born in 1979, I could get a nonresident small game license with a pheasant stamp, but because I was born in 1980 I cannot.

Everyone born after January 1, 1980 must complete a Hunter’s Safety Course to obtain a hunting license in Minnesota … BUT Minnesota has an Apprentice Hunter Validation allowing one to hunt with licensed Minnesota hunters without having to take the Hunter’s Safety Course … BUT the one-year Apprentice Hunter Validation is only for Minnesota residents.

Still following along?

So because I was born in 1980 and I am not a Minnesota resident, I cannot buy a nonresident small game license.  I also cannot take a Hunter’s Safety Course because the schedule for this year in the entire Fargo-Moorhead area is over.  No hunting this year for me.