Venison (blacktail), moose, caribou, dall sheep, the occasional muskox or mountain goat, have all been staples of my life and diet since before I was born.
Some game meats taste better than others. I’d trade you mountain goat for moose any day of the week. A rutting bull caribou can be so bad the dogs won’t eat it.
However, I absolutely love cooking my game, and eating it too.
Beyond that, there are many cultural and societal implications that drive a love of hunting as well. Not only is it a great bonding activity for family, all working together toward the same goal and having a few laughs and sentiments along the way, it also provides a nostalgic taste of self-sufficiency, or for some the real deal. There are few better feelings than plating a meal for your family that you have worked so hard to provide from nature.
Beyond that, I find it far more ethical than eating store bought meat. Not only does the animal have to fall prey to a “fair chase”, but you then must do the dirty work yourself, looking the animal in the eye on the ground and processing the meat with the care and respect it deserves. Obeying laws so that the resource remains healthy and sustainable.
If you want to sum all that up as eating meat being an excuse to go hunting, that’s fine with me, as long as the “hunting” you are referring to is the above listed practices I’ve lived my whole life.
If you ever find yourself in posession of venison again, I’d be happy to send you some recipes that I promise you’d be happy to pay for in a fine restaurant.
Some game meats taste better than others. I’d trade you mountain goat for moose any day of the week. A rutting bull caribou can be so bad the dogs won’t eat it.
However, I absolutely love cooking my game, and eating it too.
Beyond that, there are many cultural and societal implications that drive a love of hunting as well. Not only is it a great bonding activity for family, all working together toward the same goal and having a few laughs and sentiments along the way, it also provides a nostalgic taste of self-sufficiency, or for some the real deal. There are few better feelings than plating a meal for your family that you have worked so hard to provide from nature.
Beyond that, I find it far more ethical than eating store bought meat. Not only does the animal have to fall prey to a “fair chase”, but you then must do the dirty work yourself, looking the animal in the eye on the ground and processing the meat with the care and respect it deserves. Obeying laws so that the resource remains healthy and sustainable.
If you want to sum all that up as eating meat being an excuse to go hunting, that’s fine with me, as long as the “hunting” you are referring to is the above listed practices I’ve lived my whole life.
If you ever find yourself in posession of venison again, I’d be happy to send you some recipes that I promise you’d be happy to pay for in a fine restaurant.
