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It takes about 2-6 deer to provide meat for a family of four for a year. So, a single deer is about two months of meat. (a deer is 50-125lbs of meat... dependi
by indymike 7y ago
It takes about 2-6 deer to provide meat for a family of four for a year. So, a single deer is about two months of meat. (a deer is 50-125lbs of meat... depending on species and size)
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoNot if that's all the calories you have - then it adds up to a week's nutrition. But sure, as a trivial additive for fun, deer can work for a tiny fraction of the population. My state of 3M had 100,000 deer harvested last year. That's deer for 3% of the population. One deer each. Not gonna put a dent in our food supply. That was my only point.
- mindcrime 7y agoMy state of 3M had 100,000 deer harvested last year. And what about rabbits, squirrels, turkeys, ducks, quail, bison, elk, feral hogs, etc., etc? There's more game out there than just deer.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThey have an even more vanishingly small contribution, total poundage, to the food supply. I don't mean to be a scrooge - go hunting if it pleases you! But its not gonna feed America, not even a percent or two of us. The numbers don't support it.
- mindcrime 7y agoBut its not gonna feed America, not even a percent or two of us. The numbers don't support it. Nobody is claiming that it will.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoOh everybody was chiming in about supplementing. But whatever.
- daxorid 7y agoPersonal experience from someone who enjoys hunting and eating game: The bigger issue is getting one's family on board. A spouse or kids who have grown accustomed to CAFO beef and chicken and not much else will be difficult to transition to gamier meats, to say nothing of offal.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThat's certainly an issue. We solved that, by taking the boys to a local Methodists' Mens' Wild Game Feed (rural church event). The good ol boys brought out everything from the freezer for the season, had a potluck, a fundraiser for the church. We feasted on every kind of fish, pheasant, boar, wild mushrooms, every part of deer imaginable. All grilled or stewed in a machine shed and enjoyed in the attached shop space with big tables set out and everybody seated together. To this day my boys rave about the pepper deer tenderloin, roasted and sliced thin. Best meal of their lives. And they're all about 30 now.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoThis is where the meat grinder swoops in to save the day. Venison doesn't always make the best steak but there's very few meats that don't make a good burger or taco.
- FlyMoreRockets 7y agoAnd sausage, don't forget sausage.
- indymike 7y agoMeat is generally 1/4lbs - 1/3lbs serving per person, per meal. Venison is very comparable to chicken breast nutritionally. So lower in fat and lower calorie than beef.