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DelcoWolv t1_ixulatg wrote

Question: if I don’t hunt but am interested in some venison, is there a legal or legal-ish way to “sponsor” one of you? I’m open to suggestions.

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Allemaengel t1_ixun81x wrote

I"m guessing here to a degree but the PA Game Commission usually isn't cool with anything even hinting of an exchange of money for wild game acquired through a regular hunting license. I know a lot of hunters and not one has ever done this.

Basically you're either you're friends with a hunter and they just give you part of their harvest as q gift or you buy venison from a commercial operation that raises and processes their own captive deer herd.

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Bocephus8892 OP t1_ixuniir wrote

I don't think the PAGC would get involved unless it was some kind of commercial operation --- like if somebody posted on their Facebook page "I will have access to 10 deer kills and will sell the meat at $8 per pound" type of thing

The PAGC has no jurisdiction over what an individual does with a legally-harvested deer.

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KindKill267 t1_ixv3kiz wrote

Yeah your dead wrong on that. You can't sell any Wild game meat in PA. There are specific restrictions on even selling antlers and permits are needed. Generally speaking the state owns all of the deer until you hit one with a car. Then they're not liable haha.

But seriously the PGC takes selling of wild game pretty seriously.

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hoochcandy18 t1_ixvsgld wrote

It's illegal to sell harvested game meat. The only way to sell deer meat in pa is if it is farm raised and inspected. It is completely legal to donate meat.

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Allemaengel t1_ixusuym wrote

I agree with your take on it but I have lived in this state a looknnng time and I still wonder if they would interpret a investor-in-the-harvest sharing-type membership arrangement as a version of commercial venture. My educated guess that they would and at the least it would be taken to court which would be a PITA for everyone.

That said, I like the concept and wish OP and the hunter they'd work with the best as it would seem to effectively distribute the resource.

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Mor_Tearach t1_ixuvw2n wrote

Jumping in to be bewildered why you seem to be collecting down votes for perfectly valid replies?

Hunting community used to be pretty supportive and chill.

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Bocephus8892 OP t1_ixuwrch wrote

Too many weirdos out there these days --- it's sad

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Bocephus8892 OP t1_ixumv19 wrote

Umm, it might be just as easy as asking somebody in here to donate some or all of their deer meat to you? However, you might have more luck going to a local processing center and asking the owners to call/text you if anyone is looking to donate their kill. There is a deer processing shop in just about every small town in PA, so I would just call the few that are local to you and put your name on a list. I would guess around 20% of hunters will donate their kill since they don't care about eating the meat. You could also try posting on Facebook that you would like to try some venison and somebody on your friends list will hook you up. Prepared the right way, venison can be quite tasty!

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DelcoWolv t1_ixvwzxy wrote

Yeah, I was hoping to find one of those hunters here. I’m in DelCo but I’ll try to find a processor.

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TheUltimateSalesman t1_ixunbit wrote

Deer meat processors usually have it for sale. What county are you in?

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jralll234 t1_ixv49or wrote

That would have to be farmed venison. It is illegal to sell game meat.

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TheUltimateSalesman t1_ixv68md wrote

No kidding; I was not aware of that. What do they do with the deer meat you don't pay to have turned into something?

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jralll234 t1_ixvai33 wrote

They’re supposed to give it all to you. The good cuts will be turned into roasts, steaks, chops etc. other stuff like the front shoulders and rib meat often gets turned into ground or sausages, or used for jerky.

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w0rstn4m33v3r t1_ixv8e8p wrote

We picked up farmed venison at Giant once. Don’t think I’ve seen it since, but fancier stores like Wegmans/Whole Foods might have it regularly stocked.

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