So the farmer has a point of view, big deal. So does chef. Not sure how a lawsuit could be helpful, unless you can prove loss, probably financial, but I don't have the slightest knowlege of Mich. law. Would be interesting to know how safely this whole thing was done.

I wonder who he sells his product to, and how they would feel being associated with this wildlife kill. Lots of pictures the more graphic the better.

You can definetly take it to the media, but in a questioning way: Gosh I didn't know people were allowed to do it? Is there a health problem with leaving carcases around? Will it attract wolves or rabid Cayotes, I mean I have kids? Didn't all that Mad Cow start with cows feeding on carcases, is our food safe? The deer were scattered all over the place, did he have a safe backstop for all those shots? Where these hunters trained in any way to shoot at night? How did those shot deer end up on other peoples' property, were the shooters tresspassing? Can I move the deer, or will the DNR arrest me for hunting out of season, and seize all my property? Is there a financial provision for removing the carcases? Are my kids safe from lyme disease if they play near the dead deer? (The questions don't have to be smart, wanting to look smart is the death of a lot of useful subversion).

Gosh I really respect the right to farm (bumper stickers should be on your cars), and those people he sells his food to (repeat names at least three times), but this just has me real concerned for whether it is safe around here...

If you want to take the high hand, then you have to be sure of all your facts, and relatively certain that the public is more sympathetic to tree huggers and hunters, than farmers.

Before heating it up, you want as much info as possible. Why did the DNR offer such a broad permit?