ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) As the National Park
Service begins its long-awaited
project to thin the burgeoning deer
population on 8,000 acres of
national park land at Gettysburg,
they have called on the Pennsylva
nians for the Responsible Use of
Animals (PRUA) for help.
PRUA will assist the Park Ser
vice with the distribution of veni
son from the deer reduction
project through its “Hunters Shar
ing the Harvest” program.
Bert Frost, wildlife biologist
with the National Park Service,
told PRUA, “One of the most
important aspects in the reduction
of deer on parkland is the ability to
utilize the meat. With PRUA’s
‘Hunters Sharing the Harvest’
program already in place, there’s
no better group to facilitate the
distribution of the meat”
According to Ken Brandt,
spokesman for PRUA, plans have
been made to have the harvested
deer delivered to the Hanover
Locker Plant, Hanover. Owner
Gary Parrish has agreed to process
all deer from the Gettysburg
shoot, which runs from October
through March, 1996.
The Park Service anticipates
reducing the herd on the Gettys
burg grounds by at least 400 deer.
Additional thinning activities
have been scheduled for the
Philadelphia Airport, where a con
trolled hunt will take place. The
meat will be distributed through
Philadelphia food banks.
Longwood Gardens at Kennett
Square is making plans to have a
deer reduction program on their
grounds during the regular deer
season. Once again, this meat will
be distributed to area food banks.
According to Brandt, the aver
age yield will be '6O pounds of
venison per head. This means as
much as 12 tons of deer meat
could be directed to the food
banks in the central Pennsylvania
area alone.
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PRUA Helps With Deer Reduction Programs
Central Pennsylvania Food Banks,
declared, “Food banks don’t often
get red meat! With this infusion of
meat we will be aide to treat over
5,000 families in Adams County
and surrounding areas to a hearty
meal of venison. With the winter
months coming, there is no better
way for hunters to share their
goodwill and their harvest than
through this program.”
PRUA is calling on hunting
interest groups to assist with the
cost of processing the venison
from Gettysburg. Each pound of
venison costs about SO cents to
process. Individuals and sport
clubs are invited to commit to pay
ing for the processing of 200
pounds or more of venison. That
200 pounds will feed over SO
needy families, according to Ray
Martin, PRUA board member and
Pennsylvania Sportsmens
Federation.
PRUA is a coalition of 17 asso
ciations and individuals represent
ing agriculture, biomedicine,
entertainment, sports and hunting
groups. The umbrella organization
encourages humane treatment of
animals used for food, clothing,
biomedical research, entertain
ment and sport while at the same
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vanians’ right to the continued,
responsible use of animals.
The coalition also provides fac
tual information to the public, the
From the left, Ken Brendt executive director of PRUA, Don Medl Pe. Game Commis
sion executive director. Tim Whelan for the Pa. Association of Regional Food Banks,
and Michael Markham representing United State Tobacco, program underwriter.
lancMttr Arming, Saturday, Novambar 18, 1995-A23
media, elected officials and those
responsible for the care of animals
so they can have a better under
standing of proper care standards.
Groups or individuals interested in
supporting the venison processing
can contact PRUA Executive Vice
President Kenneth Brandt, P.O.
Box 61, Elizabethtown, PA
17022.