Greg Benton , February 16, 2010
Hunting is a traditional lifestyle of generations. In an age of childhood obesity and disintegrating family structure I find it hard to comprehend that an activity that is active and outdoors, results in lean meat for the table, is sustainable, and often undertaken as a family is somehow bad?
I can understand that the urbanised majority dont hunt, and apparently are satisfied with captive production of steroid and antibiotic laden meats. I prefer to take a hand in the preparation of food for my table, I am not cruel, I am not somehow morally inferior I am just honest enough to look my food in the eye and take pride in its preparation. Meat is meat, hunters are just a little closer to the production than the supermarket majority.
Hunting bag limits are based on the best evidence available, and hunters are active in ensuring the preservation of the species through wetland conservation and feral animal control. The fact that its not your lifestyle choice does not mean you are entitled to lobby it into oblivion. As long as its done legally and ethically it is a perfectly fine way to put food on the table.
