Monday, March 1, 2010
Chapter 15
This was a very important chapter in my opinion.....The fact that Pollen chose to hunt kill, dress, and forage for his own meal gives a huge boost to his credibility and his ability to think outside that tiny box of animal rights activist, get outside of his comport zone, and see what it is actually like to hunt your own food. In my experience, I feel 100% better about hunting my own food every year.... because when your hunting... there is a respect for the animal and honor in taking it down yourself with effort and skill.... all the while the game being hunted has its ability to evade.... hide... and run to defend itself and outsmart the hunter..... to not take more than you need..... to respect what you kill......use all you can...... is a good healthy way to eat in my opinion... and I really respect Pollen for giving the effort and trying this even though he was obviously uncomfortable with the idea in general. It was a good chapter.
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I agree with you mostly, however, it's not a viable option for everyone to become hunter-gatherers. There simply isn't enough wild animals or wild eatable plants for everyone in this day in age. I'm glad it would work for you though, that's good.
ReplyDeleteI thought that, as a hunter, you'd enjoy this third of the book.
ReplyDeleteAlso, while you have a good point, Chris, I think we've run out of viable options--I mean, what is really sustainable? Just food for thought for Paper 3.