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I'm not, but my husband is & he's tried to convert me. I'm too loud to sit in a deer stand!

I'd like to but I haven't ever been, I fish though! My husband has his hunt all planned out for this year and I'm really looking forward to some venison.

My husband hunts and fishes. 90% of our meat comes from him. We buy chicken occasionally. I've fished with him before. Even though it's harder (he says) I'd like to go turkey hunting this year. He likes to make fun of the $40/pound free-range grass fed organic venison shipped from New Zealand at the Whole Foods.

@Foodnerd81: ditto, I am such a city gal.

I grew up fishing... as a kid, we ate a lot of fish that we had caught.

@Foodnerd81: Yep I wouldn't be too worried about people only hunting for sport at all. The people that go hunting are noramlly oretty gung ho about it! Plus the more they get....the more they have to brag about!!

Nope, neither of us have the heart to but love venison. I know, I know. Thankfully we know a lot of people who do and often give us venison in exchange for DH making them venison jerky.

DH loves going shooting with his recurve bow. There's a local archery club that has lots of land and fake targets. He's actually got a bunch of recurve he bought off eBay and fixed up. They're sexy!

@bamblm: wow, that's ridic! It is nice that venison is more readily available in supermarkets now but they are SO $$$!

Nope, but my dad does (he's a Vermonter!) and we loooooooove venison. Mmmmm. SO wants to learn from my dad. I wouldn't have a problem with it. I couldn't do it myself, but I'll eat the product!

@FarmWifeGina: I was only referring to the major city part of the post. Sorry, it wasn't at all my intention to criticize hunting.

@FarmWifeGina: Oh okay, thanks

@Foodnerd81: I have the same sort of hypocrisy going on over here -- I like to eat meat, but I don't want to look my food in the eyes at any point! haha

I'm pretty much a city girl (grew up in DC, now live in NYC) but I have cousins who live in a more rural area who hunt. One of my relatives hunts with a crossbow, which sounds pretty badass, not that I know anything about it lol.

Yes! I have harvested deer, elk, and bear. In fact my husband just started a new magazine geared to hunters. We love it and have so much respect for animals and the outdoors!

@FarmWifeGina: If it were just his pacifiers it wouldn't be so bad but he loves to hide little sister's pacifiers. For nearly three weeks, I was down to ONE pacifier out of six. Right now I'm up to four and pretty proud of myself. He's a sneaky devil...

@FarmWifeGina: we live in Western Canada and have access to all kinds of land. We literally have all kinds of game animals walking through our back yard. Thats what its all about is being outdoors with people you love. Its not all about killing everything you see.

We fish, freshwater and saltwater, and know a lot of hunters but I've never been.

@FarmWifeGina: that is so amazing that you can cook from everything you raise and hunt. We feel amazing just from cooking vegetables that we grow! haha

If there's an apocalypse DH and I are traveling to ND! He's very good with a recurve, machete and can pretty much build a fire from nothing!

I've been fox hunting. I'm really uncomfortable around guns and hunting in general is not for me. The horses and the dogs are the draw for me.
I flirt with vegetarianism every few years. I should really stop eating meat and commit. If I can't kill it how can I eat it?