Well it is October 5th, 2009, and I am having some opening week with-drawls from the archery season. I am in class instead of being able to commune with nature. I love being able to watch the squirrels and birds. Wild game is a very big staple in my household. It has been that way ever since I was a young child growing up. Dad would bring home venison or rabbits. I learned how to hunt when I was about 4 or 5 years old. Now that I am 31 almost 32 years old, I have started raising my own children on venison and other wild game. Wild game is a broad range of animals from venison like deer, elk, and moose, to bear, squirrels, rabbits, turkeys, and also wild boar. There are also different groups of animals called exotics which are animals like zebras, red stags, or any animal that is not native to North America.
Wild game is a way that I give my family "organic" protein with out spending the arm and leg that it cost for the "organic" label that may not actually be "organic." I love the taste of venison and other wild game. Being a northern Michigan country boy, I grew up hunting and fishing, and learned to cook and clean what I killed and caught. I love the knowledge of knowing that I am giving my family the best, BEST protein that i can provide. Nowadays hunting is getting unfair press from the animals rights groups like PETA(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and others. I for one, love the thrill that hunting provides, plus I am getting close to nature. I get exercise and I also spend one on one time with my family in an airy environment. I get to see nature and enjoy the harvest and cook the bounty that I receive from the venison I butcher from the deer that I have harvested. Unlike most hunters, I am not one for the antlers of the big "monster" bucks that people are hung up on now. I would rather kill a big mature doe(female deer) and eat the meat then have a huge antlered rack on my wall. Don't get me wrong if a nice 8 pt buck walks into range, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot him, but I also look at body size and how much venison meat will that provide my family. I guess for the sake of argument I am a 'meat hunter," rather then a "trophy hunter."
