I love how people think shooting a defenseless animal is a sport.
Respectfully, by definition, hunting for food isnt the same as sport hunting. Sport is considered recreational, food is necessity.
Growing up, my dads family hunted deer every season. They hunted quail and fished, too. They also raised cattle for show and personal slaughter.
The meat fed their family of four, my two grandparents, their three adults children when theyd visit and a motley bunch of grandkids, extended family (my grandma has nine siblings who all lived in the same town) and was served at reunions, weddings, gatherings, large church functions in the community, etc.
It fed dozens upon dozens of family members and the community for months. Nothing was wasted. The whole town was related, just about, formed by German immigrants.
Heck, grandma even had a small still in a closet, and she made her own wine.
They werent rich by any stretch. None of them were. They are truly cowboys, crop dusters, small farmers people who live on and with the land.
A half-acre garden at my grandparents home provided corn, carrots, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers/pickles, green beans, etc. Extras were canned and jarred.
It resembled any other self-sufficient, multigenerational community. They took care of themselves and each other. They still do.
Just wanted to clear that up, because there are still a lot of folks like that in this country.
They couldnt afford to eat otherwise.