Hunting for Food

While I know hunting is a less popular activity among those who consider themselves more civilized and cultured, I believe hunting is a valuable and even necessary skill. It is possible to live without meat. Many argue that it is healthier to live the life of one form of vegetarian or another. However, in my life, I enjoy consuming meat and desire to maintain the ability to do so even if I cannot continue to obtain it in the most normalized ways in our country and current culture.

So what do we do? We hunt. We hunt for our food. It's a part of living prepared for the unknown, in my opinion. There is no need to go far to bring home some meat (though not bacon) for most people. A BB gun filled with pellets, instead of BBs, is sufficient to drop a few squirrels. A squirrel in a pot with some veggies is some pretty good eatin'! Even my wife, who has a terribly time with looking her food in the face, enjoyed the preparation of our favorite neighborhood rodent as a soup. It definitely helped her that the meat was not discernably part of a form that could be confused for a squirrel! When you make up the soup, say some carrots, potatoes, celery, oinions, herbs, and a couple tablespoons mashed potato mix to thicken the broth, make sure to add a drop of vinegar in with the wild meat and the gameyness of it disappears and makes the meal much more palatable for the "civilized" guy or gal who believes they cannot tolerate wild meats.

Until Next Time,
Eat Well,
J.G.