Comments on: The meaning of meat

By: susan farrimond

susan farrimond — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:11:25 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful approach to hunting. While I have no interest in killing a mammal, I don’t feel the same way about birds. I like to go bird-hunting in the fall, and I think the birds are nearly always safe because I am such a poor shot. Thanks for sharing your thoughts; they are always thought provoking. Keep up the good work.

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:07:51 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Cecilia. It’s certainly been our experience as well that “some of the most humane people… are also hunters.” Hey, maybe one of these days you should apply for a residency at a certain Hill Country ranch? We’d love to talk you into it over coffee some time.

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:32:12 +0000

Great post, Martin. My full-time job is with Texas Parks and Wildlife, and before taking the position (producing a statewide radio series about the outdoors), I had not been exposed to hunting, and wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. Over the past 10 years, I have met some of the most humane people who are also hunters. None takes lightly the dispatching of a life (even a feral hog). And one game warden told me that when you stop feeling a tug at your heart after killing an animal–then it’s time to quit the sport. I am not a hunter–yet–either, but perhaps one day I will muster the courage to take that next step. I would not hunt for a trophy, but for meat for the table. In the end, you cannot get more sustainable than that.