Hunting for health, economy, and the ecology...

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3. Thank you Flaxbee! I've read some Kingsolver, but not

not the work you've mentioned; it is now on my list. "Sport" hunting may be an interim approach to hunting, fitting between the destructive "market" hunting of the past, and what some have called "nature" hunting, a new approach for the future. While there are important biological/ecological considerations with "nature" hunting, the practice seems focused on attitude and new ways of viewing nature, with an eye toward sustainability, not just of hunting, but the whole of wilderness. Hunters are a powerful voice for conservation, but they can be much stronger.

Yep, we do eat too much meat, and the consequences are detrimental to the environment. I have't bought beef in a store for nearly 10 yrs, now. I sub. venison, now. I still remember as a pre-school child helping pluck & singe our own chickens after dipping them in a #2 tub of hot water. And the eggs were so much more rich.

When in Austin, visit Bouldin Creek Cafe, my vegetarian hang out: Good food is good no matter your eating habits, and this place is top-flight and inexpensive!