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5 REASONS YOU SHOULD ADD HUNTING TO YOUR SELF-RELIANCE PLAN

Are you one of the many who puts on an orange vest in the fall? If you are interested in outdoor survival or being self-reliant during a crisis, there are some good reasons why you should be a hunter.

FIRST THE BAD NEWS

If you're determined to prepare for a prolonged aftermath of a catastrophic event, I don't want to disappoint you here. But you must know that being a hunter isn't going to guarantee that you can flee to some wilderness area at the first sign of a disaster with a rifle and a backpack and live off the fat of the land for however long it takes for things to settle into a new normal. That's not a realistic expectation.

That being said, there are still several key benefits to being a hunter totally dependent on intricate food supply chains when, as a hunter, you can acquire your meat directly?

Game animals can be delicious if prepared properly and they're usually healthier to eat as they haven't been injected with chemicals from the time they were born.

Those who complain about the taste as being "gamey" are either tasting meat that hasn't been cared for properly from field to table or they have been too conditioned to eating commercially produced meat. There's a tremendous variety of wild games available from small game, to upland birds to waterfowl to turkeys, deer, elk, and bear.

But don't expect your rabbit to taste like chicken or your venison to taste like beef. There was a time when my family was eating so much venison that beef tasted strange to me. It all depends on what you're used to and how you prepare it.

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