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I can relate to this, to an extent. I never hunted in my youth, despite having grown up in redneckville. I was all about bass fishing in farm ponds, not hunting
by mindcrime 7y ago
I can relate to this, to an extent. I never hunted in my youth, despite having grown up in redneckville. I was all about bass fishing in farm ponds, not hunting. I was enthusiastic about shooting though, and I'm a lifelong gun owner and have done a fair amount of sport shooting. So at least I already know how to use a gun and do so safely.
Anyway, even before this COVID thing started, I had gotten into the whole prepper mentality a bit and had started thinking "I should learn to hunt in case I need to bring home some food one day." I went and took the NC Hunter Safety Class back in January, just so I could get my hunting license. I had planned to team up with some family and friends who hunt this coming fall, to learn the ropes. Now I find myself wondering if I'll be forced to try and find a way to accelerate the learning curve.
At least I do know how to fish. I wouldn't necessarily want to be forced to support myself entirely on fishing, but I could make up at some some portion of my diet on fish if push came to shove.
- atwebb 7y agoI've had similar thoughts, the reality for me is that, should it come to needing to fish/hunt for food, old methods aren't going to work. People are going to fence in/trap big game, they are going to net/troll/spike water even in ponds. If the rules of subsistence change enough that hunting becomes required, accessing land in camo and a 4x4 will be outdated. My 2 cents.