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So, why do we hunt deer?

By Ron Schara
Host of ESPN2's "The Outdoor Beat"

Thursday, November 10, 2005

So what explains why millions of Americans march into the deer woods come November? Is it for the taste of venison? For some hunters, yes. Venison is a health food — lean and low fat. But let's not pass the buck. If venison was all so delicious and soothing to the palate, Iowa's feedlots would be full of deer instead of Herefords. No, the draw of deer season must be more than taste. Maybe it's simply the hunt. In the autumn skies, a migrating flock of snow geese is about as war ...

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