VENISON-AVERSE HUNTERS CAN DONATE

Firearms deer season starts this weekend and a slight variation in Minnesota law encourages those hunters who like to shoot 'em but not eat 'em. Hunters can donate the deer to a food shelf. South St. Paul lawmaker Rick Hanson sponsored the legislation. Hunters who donate don't have to pay for processing anymore, state taxpayers pick that up. The law is patterned on similar measures in Wisconsin and Iowa.