92 AMERICAN SURVIVAL GUIDE [OCTOBER 2019]
I
canremembersomeyearsagoseeinga
truckfilledwithwhatlookedtobemen
returningfroma successfulhuntwitha
largebucktieddowntotherackonthe
roof.TheprettyyoungladythatI had
beencourtingcommencedtogoona longand
angryrantproclaimingamongotherthings
thatthesebloodthirsty“murderers”hadjust
killedBambi.
Now,I hadgrownupinthemostlyrural(and
rarelyrecognized)regionofNewYorkstate
wheremanypeopleharvesteddeerandother
gameanimalsasa waytosupplementtheir
incomebyhunting.Thissavedthema small
fortuneinthepricetheywouldhavebeen
forcedtopayhadtheypurchasedmeatfrom
thesupermarkettoprovidefoodfortheirfam-
ilies;soseeinga deaddeertieddowntothe
roofofa truckwashardlysomethingI found
strangeorbothersome.
Thetruthwas,I hadsomeprettystrong
contrarythoughtsonthetopicmyself,butI
thoughtbetterofsharingthemwithherat› Above right:
Goats need salt
and other minerals
to supplement
their diet, but their
mouths are too small
to bene t from the
standard mineral
blocks available at
feed stores. We crush
the mineral rock rst
to provide it to the
goats in a powdered
form.“MY REASONING FOR CHOOSING GOATS
OVER OTHER ANIMALS CONSIDERED SEV-
ERAL ASPECTS THAT INCLUDED HARDINESS,
SELF-RELIANCE AND THE ABILITY TO PRO-
VIDE ME WITH MULTIPLE BENEFITS.”› Near right: You can find a full spectrum of
medications and health aids for your goats at
your local feed store. Note that some of these
supplies are for the author’s chickens.that moment because I figured it would blow my chances of getting a second date. That was
until she asked me if we could go get something to eat at McDonald's and she ordered a double
cheeseburger without even batting an eye. Having grown up in “cow country,” I was well aware
of the way in which cattle were killed and processed in the slaughterhouse before starting their
journey to supermarkets and fast food joints in various forms, including burger patties. However,
even my teenage hormones weren’t powerful enough to override my burning desire to point out
her hypocrisy.
The way I went about this was to give her a highly descriptive education on how a cow met its© GETTY IMAGES