Would you?

[Anonymous]

Without ANY hesitation Then I'd thank the lord for the ability and oppurtunity.

 

[348Winchester]

If game is on my land it is my game, same as the vegetables I raise. No local, state, or federal law supersedes my right to life. However, times would have to be hard, hard, hard. I would go to my neighbors that are farmers and volunteer to work for them in exchange for a cow.

 

[oldmanelrod]

if there was any way around it then no i would not but if it was live or die then yes.

Agree

 

[Football Hunter]

Would like to think not

 

[Good time Charlie]

If you lived through the depression ,you may understand what happened to all the deer that roamed this country at the turn of the century.
I have heard tales of people keeping Opossum's under a wash tub and feeding them corn for a week before killing them.
Possum n sweet taters yum yum.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

If i was hungry you dang right i would, but as mentioned theres plenty out there to put beans on the table like it is

 

[fourwheeler431]

Desperate times call for Desperate measures. If it came down to keeping my family alive,I have no doubt that I would.

 

[hunter0925]

I agree totally. My family and our safety will come before anything that our gov says. I wold not watch them starve if there was a way for me to feed them.

 

[jeff034fun]

Without ANY hesitation Then I'd thank the lord for the ability and oppurtunity.

aman to that

 

[TheLBLman]

If it were a matter of going hungry, dam strait I would. But in this country with all our free stuff, I cannot feature that happeing. Poach instead of taking a free handout? Nope. Poach instead of going hungry? Yep.

I think Bowriter's comments need a little more elaboration, but his points here are kinda mine as well.

Generally speaking, no one should have a problem with someone killing an animal to eat if they were truly starving and there were no alternatives.

Romen noodles cost less than a bullet

Easier to find, too!

But someone starving because of financial problems in America?
Last time I checked, America's poor are among the most obese, well-fed people of the world. When adults in America truly go hungry, it's usually going to be because of drug use or some illegal activity that has them on the run, rather than a "financial bind".

There are plenty of legal options in America for not going hungry, albeit again, someone in an altered state of mind, or on the run from the law might not be so able to take advantage of them.

But before I'd go starving and poach a deer out-of-season over a "financial bind", I'd go fishing or kill something I could eat that wasn't illegal to kill.

 

[Mudbone]

Anybody with children would if that was the ONLY option. If ever that was the ONLY option I would not feel a bit of remorse.

 

[bowtechgump]

No there is always some form of wild food you can legally get your hands on....if you have the proper licence. It may not be that nice rabbit, deer or squirrel it may be crow or possum. But you being broke does not lessen the value of God's creation. Eat a fish, or better yet talk to your Church they will gladly give you food. If not I am sure some of your brothers and sisters on this sight will gladly open the cabinet. Look at hunters for the hungry proof every day!

 

[BigD_625]

I would just mention on tndeer that I was having hard times. I've seen the members on here help lots of needy folks in a heartbeat.

 

[TheLBLman]

I don't know exactly why some animals & birds were elevated to "game" status while others are just considered lowly pests, but some of the "pests" may be just as edible as the "game".

Here's a publication that covers ways of catching various species, some of which are non-protected species, some are highly protected, and some are "game".

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publi ... pb1624.pdf

Pigeon doesn't taste that much different than dove, and I bet the common English sparrow would make some delicious "bird poppers". Or how about a nice beaver for breakfast? Season open year round.

And although the season's not open year round, I'd bet the common crow tastes as good or better than any duck.

 

[TheLBLman]

On a very serious note, if it should ever come to needing to break a law in order to prevent starving, it might be more feasible to trap critters than to be out hunting with a gun. And if things got that bad, you might be needing to save your ammo to defend what little food you catch, have, or find.

Carp and other "trash" fish could also be a good option for food.

 

[bowtechgump]

On a very serious note, if it should ever come to needing to break a law in order to prevent starving, it might be more feasible to trap critters than to be out hunting with a gun. And if things got that bad, you might be needing to save your ammo to defend what little food you catch, have, or find.

Carp and other "trash" fish could also be a good option for food.

don't forget catfish also in most instances. Also my older family members ate sucker fish, and a turtle eats very well as do frogs.

 

[TheLBLman]

I remember my Grandfather wanting to share with us various aspects of how they survived during the Great Depression. And yep, they ate a lot of fish, although most was "hogged" or trapped rather than caught on a fishing line. We once had a "possum" dinner, so, yes, I've already eaten possum.

Back in his day, many of the people who were illegally hunting game, such as waterfowl and quail, sold it to the more financially wealthy. The money obtained from selling it would buy a lot more other food rather than just eating what was killed.

 

[PinchPoint]

I would just mention on tndeer that I was having hard times. I've seen the members on here help lots of needy folks in a heartbeat.

This^^^

 

[bowtechgump]

I remember my Grandfather wanting to share with us various aspects of how they survived during the Great Depression. And yep, they ate a lot of fish, although most was "hogged" or trapped rather than caught on a fishing line. We once had a "possum" dinner, so, yes, I've already eaten possum.

Back in his day, many of the people who were illegally hunting game, such as waterfowl and quail, sold it to the more financially wealthy. The money obtained from selling it would buy a lot more other food rather than just eating what was killed.

Selling wild game is also an illegal activity. Many people rob for food, whether it be robbing another man or nature it is still done by a thief. No matter the reason.

 

[Redfred16]

I remember my Grandfather wanting to share with us various aspects of how they survived during the Great Depression. And yep, they ate a lot of fish, although most was "hogged" or trapped rather than caught on a fishing line. We once had a "possum" dinner, so, yes, I've already eaten possum.

Back in his day, many of the people who were illegally hunting game, such as waterfowl and quail, sold it to the more financially wealthy. The money obtained from selling it would buy a lot more other food rather than just eating what was killed.

Selling wild game is also an illegal activity. Many people rob for food, whether it be robbing another man or nature it is still done by a thief. No matter the reason.

I wouldn't say you are robbing from nature, hunting seasons are put in place by man, not god or nature. Would you be poaching, yes, but killing to eat is not a crime against nature, as a matter of fact it is nature at its purest form.

 

[WRbowhunter]

I would hope not and hopefully I could find another way. Breaking the law is breaking the law. I don't think there is an * beside the laws that say "but if you really need to break the law its OK" I think that only applies to Memphis.

 

[TheLBLman]

Selling wild game is also an illegal activity. Many people rob for food, whether it be robbing another man or nature it is still done by a thief. No matter the reason.

Oh, I totally agree and understand. Just sharing how things were back then (during the Great Depression), although I'm not sure selling otherwise legally killed wild game was illegal in those days. To my knowledge, they did all their hunting legally, but much of the wild game was more valuable to them in exchange for cash than merely eating it. All I heard about them selling was ducks & quail, and the county judge was his best customer. They ate a lot of squirrel and possum (not sure about the rabbits), while the quail and ducks were sold for cash.

Other people back then fed their families by running moonshine.

 

[Hunter 257W]

One financial problem with hunting to feed a hungry family is the fact that most people have to drive a fair distance to get to a place to hunt. The cost of gas for that 4WD truck would buy a fair amount of food whereas there is no guarantee that you'll shoot game when you go to hunt. The only people who could do this and actually save money are people who can walk to hunting land and that is getting few and far between.