Originally Posted by
olsaltydog
What convinced you to start hunting? Is it the diet and health you are pursuing that has persuaded you or is it something else? Bow hunting is a great experience, on this though would suggest you get out to a outfitter/range or something and learn to shoot first.
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Also is there an issue with your bone health already? There are other foods that provide calcium including kale, spinach, broccoli, etc. My wife had to change her diet due to a lack of calcium when pregnant and also included supplements. Will commend you on using the bones but will also be honest, one animal and being a new huntress you will not be able to supply your year round needs this way.
Wish you luck but also wish you could provide a little more information. Right now I only have a diet, woman, and wanting to eat your harvests bones to go off of; and you want to use a bow with scrawny arms to support your bone structure. Location, types of animals you may be ok with hunting, as some places have other options as well.
There isn't an issue already, I've just been told it's a good idea. I know I won't be able to supply all my needs through hunting; I just saw that article I linked in the OP and I thought I would come here to see if you had any dishes you liked.
I'm okay with hunting any legal animal except crows, although I particularly want deer. I live in Arkansas.
I was into archery when I was younger. I forgot why I quit. I never hunted before or really considered doing it myself until recently. When I heard about how Ricky Gervais is mustering his fans against Rebecca Francis I got angry, and I started thinking about hunting. As I considered it more, I realized that I wanted to do it and that I got some sort of primal pleasure out of contemplating it (if that doesn't sound too weird). Then I got to thinking about that time when I had some delicious venison, and how it's healthier meat than what you get at the store, how the animal has a chance to escape unlike the cattle people usually eat, how it is necessary, and how it funds conservation. I also thought about how it's good exercise, since I probably wouldn't exercise that much if I didn't have some sort of fun thing to do. I almost certainly wouldn't have started weight lifting if it weren't to be able to be a better archer.
So at least one good thing is coming out of the Gervais vs Francis feud.