Beast Feast patrons enjoy exotic offerings to fund UF Wildlife Society

On Saturday, about 250 people gathered at the Whitehurst Lodge in Archer to feast on deer, elk, crickets and a variety of other wild beasts. The dinner is an annual fundraiser for the UF Wildlife Society.

Fan Zhang (left), 24, and Xuesong Ding, 21, both UF urban and regional planning students​, and Darren Lane, 44, fill plates from a buffet including buffalo, python and elk meat Saturday during the Beast Feast, a fundraising dinner held by the UF Wildlife society at Whitehurst Lodge in Archer. For video coverage of the event, visit www.alligator.org.