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Beef, pork, chicken, lamb and, yes, venison. Who eats the most? Let’s get into the real numbers, because I know I can’t be the only one who is always crunching the stats. It’s easy to jump on the Internet these days and find info to support a preconceived premise. However, the numbers you’re about to consume only represent the facts. My source on domestic meat comes from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The venison figures come from our Deer Hunters’ 2023 Almanac®, a publication that has meticulously tracked North America’s whitetail harvest information since 1992. Here are those facts: WHO EATS THE MOST BEEF? #1: ARGENTINA 87.96 POUNDS PER PERSON, ANNUALLY HUMAN POPULATION: 46 MILLION BEEF CONSUMPTION: 4 BILLION POUNDS CATTLE CONSUMED: 6.3 MILLION WHO EATS THE MOST…
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Buck fever darkens the heart of man. When 14-year-old Dave Richmond eyed a 14-point buck of a lifetime, he pulled the trigger on a 14-year chain of theft and lies, bookended by the outrageously unlikely recovery of a magnificent set of antlers. After Richmond’s deer of dreams was stolen within days of the kill, he carried an obsessive vigil into adulthood — hoping and believing for the return of a spectacular rack. Following 14 years of cold-nosing deadend trails, Richmond was stunned to receive a message from an anonymous young hunter — age 14: “I know where your deer is.” Dumbfounded, Richmond was unable to accept the claim. “Impossible. Just no way. I figured it had to be someone pranking me.” Two days later, he received a second message from…
Some 60 years ago, cars passing through the small towns of America on the opening day of deer season formed a virtual parade of bucks tied to fenders. Once I began hunting it didn’t happen as often, but I did participate in the ritual on one occasion. And a quick Internet search will turn up vintage black and white photographs of our hunting ng forefathers with deer tied to cars. My favorite might be the all-time biggest New York typical buck, harvested in 1939 by Roosevelt Luckey. The smiling Mr. Luckey is sitting on the front bumper of a car holding his mounted trophy head. (Maybe there was a rule that said a car had to be in the photo, whether or not the kill is fresh from the hunt…
WE'RE BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS & NO TOPIC IS OFF-LIMITS! Join us every week for a comprehensive audio and video podcast where the white-tailed deer is the star of the show. Expert guests join the virtual deer camp each week to discuss everything from deer behavior, biology and scientific research to herd and land management, hunting ethics, newsworthy events, and hunting tips, tactics and strategies. Hosted by Daniel Schmidt, DEER TALK NOW is your virtual deer camp where no topic is off-limits. Listen on most of your favorite podcast apps, or watch online!…
White-tailed deer are the most prolific of the Earth’s 42 deer species. Well, that’s the opinion of Harry Jacobson, but who can argue? He’s one of the most respected wildlife researchers in today’s scientific community. Aside from colonizing a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions, whitetails, according to Jacobson, “thrive in the midst of the disturbances caused by the destructive invader of the world, man.” A primary reason for the whitetail’s success, noted Jacobson, “is its reproductive strategies: The whitetail can breed at an early age, select the best sires in a herd, produce more than one offspring per year, arrange for the young to be born at a favorable time of year, and even alter the sex ratio within the herd to maintain a healthy population.” Nonetheless, whitetail…
