You're 100% right on how hard it is to not loose it on some of the hunting "professionals". I hate it when these individuals push a narrative about something that can't be described in a single word or phrase. Hunting is a very integral part of humanity. I don't believe we should have to bite our tongues anymore around these pompous fleshbags. Keep at  @Rachelle Schrute .

@Rachelle Schrute very well spoken as always! I too can remember times when all we could afford to eat wad what we were able to catch or hunt! My father taught us that you don't kill it unless you plan on eating it which has stuck with me to this very day, just like we were taught if you put it on your plate you better eat it. It is from these humble beginnings that I have learned a reverence for what I harvest afield and am grateful for what I have. I don't begrudge those who happen to harvest a "trophy" animal but when that becomes the focus of one's reason to hunt, that reverence starts to fade. My trophy is the food that fills our plate and freezer knowing that we are and can be self sufficient when/should the need arise. This is simply my view being a lowly hunter...and know that many of us worthless lowly folks enjoy your opinions and share them!

I was fortunate to be raised by a family who hunts. When I got back into hunting seriously as an adult, it came from a place of necessity, not leisure. I found the bottom of my freezer to be a terrifying tundra. Suddenly, I found myself thrust into the sole position of ensuring it was refilled. Feeding my children for the following year depended on it.⁣
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Being a resident of Montana is a gift that means I have the opportunity to harvest far more than a year’s worth of meat, for less than $100. ⁣
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No government assistance, coupon clipping, or budgeting could provide what I could with a borrowed rifle and several layers of cheap on-hand clothing, within 10 miles of my backdoor. ⁣
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As time has gone on and I’ve become more involved, I’ve grown to appreciate the community around the hunt, though nothing changes that original necessity of having to feed a family without a pocketbook thick enough to do it 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. It was a necessity that became a passion. ⁣
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It is still that way.⁣
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The foundation of why we start doing things often gets lost.⁣
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Tonight, we will eat another meal provided by this animal, over 7 months after he fell.⁣
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Hunting is often glamorized and the razzle-dazzle of exciting camera work and carefully framed photo shoots take center stage. So many of the faces you see online tend to gloss over the food aspect or disregard it completely.⁣
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Humans have long hunted so they didn’t starve. When these industry personalities start throwing around words like tradition & heritage, I think they lose credibility if that foundation of sustenance is ignored. ⁣
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I’ve seen a trend of pompous voices claiming to qualify who the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 hunters are, ⁣
who 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 hunters are, ⁣
who they consider are in it for the 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 reasons.⁣
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I often find myself hearing those self-proclaimed experts and biting my tongue at the irony of their plight. ⁣
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Then again, I wouldn’t take the opinion of a #worthlesshuntress as gospel. 🤓⁣

Hunting: Necessity to Passion

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