04-03-2013, 10:19 PM
Just one comment about 'hunting your own food'. You've been watching too much Davey Crockett.
Plugging your own varmints lasted about 10 minutes before farmers were settled down with their livestock. that is where almost all the meat has come from in European American history.
Now, if you are talking about trapping and shooting for furs (a different industry and a big one in the early days) then it's another story.
Like I said, the hunting phase of pioneering and settlement lasted about 10 minutes. No guns really necessary for feeding the hungry chill'uns.
[edit]And before you make a fool of yourself---buffalo HIDES, not buffalo meat. (No refrigeration,see?)
Plugging your own varmints lasted about 10 minutes before farmers were settled down with their livestock. that is where almost all the meat has come from in European American history.
Now, if you are talking about trapping and shooting for furs (a different industry and a big one in the early days) then it's another story.
Like I said, the hunting phase of pioneering and settlement lasted about 10 minutes. No guns really necessary for feeding the hungry chill'uns.
[edit]And before you make a fool of yourself---buffalo HIDES, not buffalo meat. (No refrigeration,see?)