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Purchasing one of Beretta's extraordinary SO10s will qualify the buyer for a free bird hunt for two at a Beretta Trident Lodge. EAT MOR VENISON Thirty feet up in a deer stand sits a hunter. He's conscious of his surroundings, critical of his own actions – values that are neither cheap nor short-lived. No, this hunter's assessment of healthful living goes beyond the grocery store's meat department, past the modern day consumer and into the heart of the innate relationship between predator and prey. He takes a life, enabling the greater cycle to continue. The process is important. He is a meat-eater and his family relies on free-range venison as its main source of protein. Where do you get yours? Recent studies show that an influx of antibiotics used to fatten cows and other livestock is posing a threat to Americans. This is especially true in children, whose immune systems are less resistant to unusual biological invasions. The most notable case appeared in the aftermath of the devastating EF5 tornado that flattened Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011. Bacteria growth in the wounds of several children challenged modern medicine when the antibiotics they were administered wouldn't work. Every year roughly 30 million pounds of antimicrobial drugs – 80 percent of the total antibiotics sold in the U.S. – are used to promote growth in cattle, pigs and air and light, also insists on historical accuracy. "I downloaded every picture of Pilar I could find," he muses, "but how are you going to get a photo of a fish like that? You can't and you won't. It just gets slammed into your body and you paint from the gut." Papa could not have said it better. Note: Doyle's Blue Cuban Seas, a 40x30-inch oil on canvas, is offered at $18,000. For more info email gallery@ johndoyle.com. – Roger Pinckney BUY A BERETTA SHOTGUN, GET A BERETTA HUNT Beretta's Premium Shotguns now come with a trip to one of Beretta's Trident Lodges. When you purchase a qualifying premium shotgun at a Beretta Gallery or one of their premium gun dealers, they will send you to one of the upland bird lodges in the Beretta Trident Program. The package will vary, depending upon which premium shotgun you purchase. The top-end package gets two hunters airfare, three nights accommodations, all meals and libations, and two days of hunting. For all the details, including eligible shotguns, gallery and dealer locations, and a list of participating Beretta Trident lodges, visit www.BerettaUSA.com. S P O R T I N G C 12 L A S S I poultry. That's millions of dollars of antibiotics and hormones injected into the meat that our local supermarkets offer in cellophane wrappers at discounted prices. Two words that ring across commercial meat operations and slaughterhouses are cheap and quick. Drug companies are required to report basic information about antibiotic sales to the FDA under the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA). On February 10, 2011 the Government Accountability Project (GAP) requested the following information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): 1. Printed copies of all educational outreach materials that FDA prepared in order to inform and assist antimicrobial drug sponsors in fulfilling their duty to report the amount of antimicrobial active ingredient in their drugs that have been sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals. 2. FDA's data for use of antimicrobial drugs in foodproducing animals in 2009 as broken down by container size, strength and dosage form. C S