#1761040 - 02/02/10 06:49 AM
Is it really about the meat?
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Setterman
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Is the meat and food values the sole reason you hunt?
Simple answer for me; NO, I can afford to go to the grocery store and do not depend on the deer I kill each year for food.
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#1761044 - 02/02/10 06:51 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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tndrbstr
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No,.... 
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#1761054 - 02/02/10 06:54 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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Wes Parrish
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No --- it's "really about" everything, including the meat, the trophy, the total experience, the etc., the etc. And all deer are trophies to me. Some are better trophies than others, like that mature doe was a greater challenge and trophy than a younger one.
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#1761057 - 02/02/10 06:55 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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stik
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sole reason? no
main reason? yes. you can't buy venison in a grocery store.
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#1761068 - 02/02/10 07:02 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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Bottom Hunter
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never has been...........but it's nice to know that I could provide meat for my family, if need be.
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#1761069 - 02/02/10 07:03 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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richmanbarbeque
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sole reason? no
main reason? yes. you can't buy venison in a grocery store.
I agree.
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#1761083 - 02/02/10 07:13 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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cecil30-30
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sole reason? no
main reason? yes. you can't buy venison in a grocery store.
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#1761114 - 02/02/10 07:36 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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PapPaw
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With welfare lines and food stamps available, no one should have to hunt for food. Legal or otherwise.
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#1761127 - 02/02/10 07:45 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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Right_Tackle74
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Loc: Loudon, TN, USA
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I prefer the taste and benefits of Venison over Beef anyday. And Ingle's and Wal-mart don't sell Deer.
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#1761134 - 02/02/10 07:48 AM
Re: Is it really about the meat?
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vabuckbuster
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Of course not.
If it wasn't for being able to use most of the deer for jerky I would have to re-evaluate deer hunting for myself. At least find someone who liked it better than me.
I like the tenderloin, but the rest is mediocre at best. I know how to fix it ten ways to sunday, all the tricks to take out the gamey taste. But it still don't hold a candle to beef and never will as far as I'm concerned. working up a deer proper is a heck of a lot of work for something that's just ok.
Throw on top of that the cost
license and tags 80.00
if you pay for sloughter 55.00 per deer
gas back and forth hunting 75.00?
shells, arrows and misc per year. 100.00? not to mention if you buy a new gun or bow
and the work....the scounting...getting up at 4 in the morning and going all day on 4 or 5 hours sleep. the cold, the rain.
The meat is just a byproduct of hunting. But I'll always use it. You CAN make it taste good...but for me that's the deal...you have to MAKE it taste good. For me it aint naturally good
If it were only about the meat I'd just buy a beef every year
For me hunting is just plain fun
Edited by vabuckbuster (02/02/10 07:56 AM)
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