1 in 6 Americans are hungry!

[68ZooM]

Another recommendation, and  I say this as a guy who grew up in suburban Chicago: for the price of a license and a rifle/shotgun/muzzleloader, you can get pounds and pounds of extra-lean high-quality meat every fall, if you're willing to take the time.

If I can do it, anyone can, because I most certainly did not learn much about the outdoors as a child. 

better include gas to get there, food for the trip, meat packer to cure it, cut and wrap and that's to say you even see one to kill, i hunt and hunt alot you factor in all your costs and the meat in the store would be cheaper and a sure thing, hunting isn't a sure thing i hunt because i enjoy it not because i need meat, the meat is just the satisfaction of a successful hunt

[dedalos]

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[PJ_Godzilla]

See Rule #14

[Ardy123]

Although it does not pertain directly, many Americans are malnourished. This due to mainly an issue of poor education and poor choices though.

And I do see hungry people every day on my way to and from work. Most of them suffer severe mental health issues and are homeless and I have bought them breakfast at the local bakery in the morning next to the subway station. Also, the recent economic issues have put severe stain on national food banks and homeless shelters.

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[PJ_Godzilla]

better include gas to get there, food for the trip, meat packer to cure it, cut and wrap and that's to say you even see one to kill, i hunt and hunt alot you factor in all your costs and the meat in the store would be cheaper and a sure thing, hunting isn't a sure thing i hunt because i enjoy it not because i need meat, the meat is just the satisfaction of a successful hunt

That's all fair game, of course.  I pay about $55/carcass - but could do it myself if I needed to. Gas is unavoidable. OTOH, most areas do not require that much travel, given the proliferation of deer and feral swine. I travel to any of three locations I use - the furthest is about 85 miles. Of course, Michigan hads a pretty dense population of white-tails, so the fact that I see at least several every time I go out isn't probative of anything.

I'm not saying it's all that cost effective but it could be a viable alternative to someone in the right location.

As for my motive, I do it simply because I enjoy killing.

Actually, it's the thrill I get off on - and it is good meat.

[grizz441]

Ded why are you hung up on the "Not One" argument so much?  Actually for all intents and purposes, a couple hundred divide by 300 million can be rounded to zero.

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Ded why are you hung up on the "Not One" argument so much?  Actually for all intents and purposes, a couple hundred divide by 300 million can be rounded to zero.

there are far more then a couple hundred people starving in America...if there was only one person starving in America there would be one to many.

[Ardy123]

there are far more then a couple hundred people starving in America...if there was only one person starving in America there would be one to many.

 

[dedalos]

Ded why are you hung up on the "Not One" argument so much?  Actually for all intents and purposes, a couple hundred divide by 300 million can be rounded to zero.

Why is he so hung up on saying no one?

Couple of hundred eh? 

[grizz441]

there are far more then a couple hundred people starving in America

I doubt there are more than a hundred that die from "hunger".

if there was only one person starving in America there would be one to many.

True from an idealogical standpoint, impossible from a practicality standpoint.

[PJ_Godzilla]

I doubt there are more than a hundred that die from "hunger".

True from an idealogical standpoint, impossible from a practicality standpoint.

I disagree. I think some people probably should starve. It occurs in every other species and does so for the health of the species. Why should this one be different? Serial bad decision-making should carry some punishment. It's those that have little/no choice that are probably deserving of care - but I would never say the same of those willfully failing.

[Carrel]

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[dedalos]

It occurs in every other species and does so for the health of the species. Why should this one be different?

Because we claim to be better than wild animals.

Serial bad decision-making should carry some punishment. It's those that have little/no choice that are probably deserving of care - but I would never say the same of those willfully failing.

I know right?  Like if I ever made the decision to have crack heads for parents, I should "probably" be deserving of some care.  Then again, maybe I should starve.  That is what wild animals would do.

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