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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br /> Minutes—February 22, 2016 <br /> NP: That works on a big — you don't have to use a 22 which probably works <br /> pretty good... <br /> MA: No, There will be a firearm as part of the equipment set as a back-up <br /> device if anything goes wrong, but, ah, basically, the USDA's requirement <br /> is one shot and you drop that animal. If you don't, they can shut us down. <br /> NP: Yeah. <br /> MA: So that has to be a learned capability and that's why we have these <br /> practice runs and, um, it's actually not a very daunting challenge. <br /> NP: Yeah. <br /> MA: With the right tools and a bit of guidance that was provided to the, um, our <br /> butchers that we've hired, they're actually quite good at it and like I said — <br /> it was just impressive to see that, that process could be that humane. <br /> NP: Yeah. Really, I mean, I just have two more questions, really quick. <br /> MA: No worries. <br /> NP: There's a lady back here that has a question also. So, if you had just one <br /> cow, you know, really small kind, you guys would go? <br /> MA: No, not one cow. It has to be... <br /> NP: It has to be of a minimum? <br /> MA: Basically, for us to —for the economics to work we have to have a full <br /> processing [unclear]... <br /> NP: Full day.... <br /> MA: Full day of processing capacity wherever we move that... <br /> NP: Three cows... <br /> MA: For cows it's between eight and ten... <br /> NP: Eight and ten... <br /> MA: Yeah, so if you don't have that then what we also have is collector sites <br /> where we have days that we'll schedule where people can bring their <br /> animals... <br /> 14 <br />