Time to take a victory lap!!

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Wife just watched a documentary entitled "You Are What You Eat." Shows the conditions that cattle, pigs, and poultry are raised in right here in the USA. I have a strong stomach but this was truly disgusting. And they are filled with so many growth hormones and antibiotics that these enter your body and are highly suspect. She then did research on what vegetables can be used to replace protein. I already grow a lot of them but ordered more seeds to grow some of the others.

"No more buying domestic meat!" she proclaimed.

Considering that I am a lifelong hunter and meat eater, sounds like a rather bleak picture so far, doesn't it? Well, stay tuned.

She did more research and said, "We can't get all our protein from plants, realistically speaking. We need some meat, but not farmed seafood. The documentary showed that and they are fed antibiotics, growth hormones---all sorts of crap---and their living conditions are terrible."

I then did some research and showed her this chart, which compares the nutritional value of wild game compared to domestic meat.



She studied it and looked at me. "Which is your favortie venison?"

"Cow elk, hands down!" I replied. "You get about 175 pounds of boned meat---far better than beef---from a good sized cow elk."

"Well, you better book a cow elk hunt for next season. And maybe a deer hunt. Oh, and a couple of hog hunts, too."

"How about me booking a trip for ahi, yellowfin tuna? Lots of sushi there."

"Sure. And the sooner, the better."

Kaaaa.....Chinggggggg!

 

[Deleted member 31469]

Wife just watched a documentary entitled "You Are What You Eat." Shows the conditions that cattle, pigs, and poultry are raised in right here in the USA. I have a strong stomach but this was truly disgusting. And they are filled with so many growth hormones and antibiotics that these enter your body and are highly suspect. She then did research on what vegetables can be used to replace protein. I already grow a lot of them but ordered more seeds to grow some of the others.

"No more buying domestic meat!" she proclaimed.

Considering that I am a lifelong hunter and meat eater, sounds like a rather bleak picture so far, doesn't it? Well, stay tuned.

She did more research and said, "We can't get all our protein from plants, realistically speaking. We need some meat, but not farmed seafood. The documentary showed that and they are fed antibiotics, growth hormones---all sorts of crap---and their living conditions are terrible."

I then did some research and showed her this chart, which compares the nutritional value of wild game compared to domestic meat.

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She studied it and looked at me. "Which is your favortie venison?"

"Cow elk, hands down!" I replied. "You get about 250 pounds of boned meat---far better than beef---from a good sized cow elk."

"Well, you better book a cow elk hunt for next season. And maybe a deer hunt. Oh, and a couple of hog hunts, too."

"How about me booking a trip for ahi, yellowfin tuna? Lots of sushi there."

"Sure. And the sooner, the better."

Kaaaa.....Chinggggggg!

This is a bit better resolution and shows much of the same thing. Also, more and more non-hunters are seeing the health benefits of game animals vs. domestic. Several of my non-hunter friends have started asking for venison and wild fish from me. I need to get busy.

 

[TRICER]

Yaaaa buddy!!!

 

[Deleted member 31469]

All that said, what would you guys recommend for a semi-guided elk hunt, something under $3000? Colorado is a bit tough on my old body, the elevation thing, you know. Will go back to HI and get 3 or 4 pigs to take care of the pork part. Also, when and where is a good offshore trip for ahi?
We are taking 3 separate trips to Europe this year, so wife wants most of our discretionary income to go to that, so don't want to spend too much on hunting and fishing, just enough to bring home the meat. I have no problem being on my own, camping in a small tent and fending for myself, so don't need a full-time guide or living accomodations, just access to productive private land. I also have always done all my own butchering, over 250 big game animals so far, so don't need [or want] a meat processor.

Many thanks.

 

[Deleted member 31469]

Here is the link for "You Are What You Eat."

Watch You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment | Netflix Official Site

Identical twins change their diets and lifestyles for eight weeks in a unique scientific experiment designed to explore how certain foods impact the body.

www.netflix.com

Have your non-hunting [or hunting hater] friends watch this. Seriously, some of them will probably ask you when and where the next Hunter Education class is being held. Can you imagine this being shown in public schools? Hunter Ed classes would be overwhelmed.

You have to be an idiot, after watching this and then having an open-minded and objective discussion with hunters, to not realize that hunting for meat is a far more ethical and healthy alternative to buying your meat down at COSTCO.

 

[ilovesprig]

Dr,

Is there even such a thing as a semi guided hunt?...You might to look inro the shoulder season in Montana...Lots of the ranchers don't like the cows in their hay fields....