BROADALBIN — Dean Spencer’s knife passes quickly and cleanly through the roast, turning it into steaks. He tosses it into a container, then trims the connective tissue off the next piece.

The retired butcher in Broadalbin made his living doing this for hours every day on beef. Today, he’s turned his attention to venison. Some of what comes under his knife heads to food pantries in a state program to help hunters donate their deer to help people who have problems making ends meet.

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