State extends Nantucket deer hunt into February
New Land Bank Facility Now Accepting Deer For Processing
The Nantucket Land Bank’s new agricultural processing facility at 19 Boynton Lane is now operational and accepting whole deer donations for MassWildlife’s Hunters Share the Harvest program, through which hunters can donate venison to those in need.
Land Bank opens deer processing center on Boynton Lane | News | ack.net
The Boynton Lane property formerly home to A Taste of Nantucket is now a hub for island food-security agencies and venison processing.
How Nantucket Benefits from Deer Hunting
October 6th marked the beginning of hunting season in Massachusetts. Licensed hunters play a pivotal role in deer management. Without any natural predators of deer on Nantucket, we rely heavily on hunting to control one of the densest deer populations in the state […]
Deer-management nonprofit launches volunteer drive for hunting season | News | ack.net
The Nantucket Land Bank’s new agricultural processing facility at 19 Boynton Lane is now operational and accepting whole deer donations for MassWildlife’s Hunters Share the Harvest program, through which hunters can donate venison to those in need.
Deer-management nonprofit launches volunteer drive for hunting season
The ACK Deer Management Project is seeking volunteers to help launch seven new working groups aimed at tackling Nantucket’s growing deer problem, from food insecurity to public safety. At a public meeting Thursday, organizers said they are moving from research into action, forming teams to handle everything from outreach to deer-carcass cleanup as part of […]
Can Nantucket Really Hunt Enough Deer To Help Fight Food Insecurity? And Will People Eat All That Venison?
The ACK Deer Management Project, a small, year-old collection of concerned islanders looking to address the overpopulation of deer on Nantucket, wants to help hunters take 2,000 deer a year on Nantucket and donate a large chunk of the meat to food-insecure island residents. Currently, hunters are taking fewer than 900 deer a year, which […]
Land Bank considering new tool to reduce deer herd
Nantucket’s deer herd is believed to be the most densely populated in the state at more than 85 per square mile. The state’s new “deer damage permit” program could become a powerful tool for large landowners confronting Nantucket’s deer problem, offering more options than the regular hunting seasons, MassWildlife biologist Martin Feehan told the Land Bank Tuesday.
State Expands Deer Hunting Season On Nantucket
The state has officially expanded the primitive firearms deer hunting season on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard by a full month in an effort to reduce the deer herds on the islands. The new primitive firearms (muzzleloaders or archery equipment) season lasts through January 31st. It’s the latest initiative to reduce the density of Nantucket’s enormous […]
Two deer, one stone
That’s exactly what a new grassroots group, the ACK Deer Management Project, is attempting to accomplish, by encouraging the number of deer taken annually by island hunters to be nearly doubled, and the meat harvested, processed and distributed through island food-assistance programs.