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Or, why you should read the title of your wonderful, charitable program out loud several times, in front of several different people, before you make it official:<\/p>\n

Hunt for the Hungry<\/a>\u00a0is a lovely program that allows local hunters to donate fresh game to the \u00a0needy through the NH Food Bank.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0does not<\/em>, as the name implies, release into the wild dozens of hungry and desperate citizens of Southwest NH, to provide corking good sport for local hunters; or, as my ten-year-old son imagined it: \u201cYou\u2019re hungry? Well, so am I!<\/em>\u201d [*ka-poww*<\/em>]<\/p>\n

PIC the most dangerous game<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Next up: I want a word with the geniuses who dreamed up the \u201cCatsplosion!\u201d adoption event\u00a0at\u00a0the local Humane Society.<\/span><\/p>\n

People. Just call me first. I\u2019ll give you my honest opinion, I promise.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"