Hunting!

[yesdachi]

I like to hunt but I don’t go very often anymore. I don’t approve at all of trophy hunting (a sweet photo on the mantle is just as nice as a stuffed head, less creepy too) but I have no issue showing off a big kill. I also have no issue hunting pests and dangerous or harmful animals and I don’t mind fishing or even trapping but I think it should be done responsibly and over doing it is definitely a bad thing.

I love the thought of eating what you have caught or shot, although I think deer processing is just about as expensive as buying the meat outright anymore, its best to do it yourself if you can.

A buddy of mine probably spends $200 - $500 (food, gas, new gear, etc) bucks over the course of a few weeks hunting and if he is lucky he will get something and then spend another $100 bucks having it processed. He has made it clear that it is not about the meat but about the “hunting”, I’d say it better be because that dear jerky is good but not at $20 a pound!
That reminds me, we have this place in town that sells exotic jerky, I think I will stop on my way home for some ostrich or maybe wild bore!


I have actually hit more deer with my car than I have shot with my gun, which actually brings up the #1 reason insurance companies love hunting season.