Which is better, farming your meat or hunting for your meat?

[Anonymous]

Which do you prefer, hunting for your meat or farming?

[InventorofWarp]

I'm not, nor have I ever been a farmer, so I wouldn't know what that's like.
I have so many people all the time who know me marginally going "you grow up a farm, you were a farmer". No, I grew up on a Ranch god damnit. Yeah, we had chicken and cattle, but our primary resource were horses. We didn't farm anything and I certainly didn't go kill a pig when I wanted bacon in the morning, I went to the store like everyone else.
We did obtain our own milk from the cows though and and we killed the occasional chicken for dinner and usually went to check the coop for eggs in the morning. Contrary to everyone's belief, chicks are not this never-ending egg factory, they do have to rest so some mornings we just had to go buy eggs like normal people.
Also our cows were not for slaughter, they were specifically pasture cows and grazed with the horses. We tended to them same as the Stallions and Mares.

All that said, I'm an avid hunter and have been since childhood, dad and I used to have kill Coyotes even when we weren't out hunting for Deer, Moose, Quail or Wolves and it was incredibly fun and enjoyable. I'm one of those men who will fully admit to enjoying killing things, I just prefer them to have 4 legs. I see nothing wrong with it. And frankly it's a lot of work and there's a good chance half the time that if you actually shoot properly and don't fuck up any of the internal organs or meat that the animal you just killed for dinner is actually diseased in some way anyway. Yes, cooking it will typically kill anything it has but... do you really want to chance that? Typically once you cut into it to remove the internal organs you'll be able to see if there's anything wrong with it. When you farm or breed something, at least you're keeping track of it's dietary intake and lifestyle so you kinda know and direct how it lives and it's health. I know stuff could still happen, but farm and ranch animals are raised to be livestock, they're domesticated from birth, so it's a lot different than dealing with a wild animal you just shot and now have to work on for dinner.

[OfDeath]

That's weird. When my grandmother died around 15 or so years ago, I lived at her house for a couple of years. She had 7 hens. Two of them died in the time I was there and I went through her papers and found the place where she bought the chooks. Coincidentally, it was right near where I lived right before that. Anyway, there were so many eggs that I couldn't give them away. They literally were never ending laying machines.

[InventorofWarp]

@OfDeath I think this has to do with the fact that there were only so many chickens on our Ranch and more mouths to go around so they simply didn't lay the eggs fast enough to supply our daily needs which is probably why eventually we got rid of them entirely. They simply weren't the money-makers that the horses and cattle were. 5 of us plus 2 ranch-hands and we only had half a dozen chickens.
Your average dairy cow can produce as much as 30 litres of milk in a single day. Which is over twice what the average calf can consume.

[OfDeath]

Fair enough.

[ChrisMaster69]

I do both, however my mate gets out more than me (it’s his job) and he pots us venison (various types).

Also helped with a few deer management programs which are a bit harder on you.

You learn more respect for animals and your food, rather than going to the supermarket.

[FreyaRed]

We have in EU around 80-100 people per square kilometer. If we all start to hunt, wildlife will be decimated in less than a month.
From historical point of view, Yamnaya culture was probably the first culture who domesticated horses and other animals as well as started agriculture. In end effect 90% of European population belongs to descendants of Yamnaya, while hunter gatherer DNA practically exists only in mixed form with exception of few relatively isolated groups like Basques or Sardinians. Farming is far more superior in comparison to hunting, because only the fittest survive.

[Anonymous]

To grow meat, there must be enough space for those meats to live. but if you don't have it, hunting or buying are good options. Also, the so-called organic meats don't taste good at all. I guess I prefer meat with hormones. They cook quickly and are delicious.

[youngmix]

Hunt. I love my dad's food after he hunts. Venison, wild boar, turkey, and my two favorites, quail and rabbit. I love the gamey taste of wild meat.

Farmed is convenient, but hunted is delicious.
I do love goat, and I've never had wild goat. But it's up there for me in terms of flavor.

Random, but I've had farmed ostrich, and I found it disgusting. Super gross, tastes exactly like how they smell on the farm.

So yeah, overall hunted food is my preference.

[Subarugirl]

Well in my family we do both. My family has been raising or hunting the majority of it's meat since I was a kid. My family was pretty poor when I was a kid so I grew up on venison, we had a big garden and a bunch of chickens. I think a lot of people are really detached from the reality of where their food comes from. I think it's more humane to hunt a deer for food than it is to buy meat from a store than came from a mass slaughter house.

[priyakigaandme]

@Subarugirl Wow, So you can kill a big Alive Animal like a deer ( who could have its own family ) and then you can eat the deer? don't your hands shake or shiver? 🙄🤐

[Subarugirl]

@priyakigaandme no, this is something my family has been doing since before I was even born. I was taught how to harvest a deer by the time I was 9

[priyakigaandme]

@Subarugirl My family is Vegetarian but I can eat some non-veg once in a while ( Only chicken ) but if I killed a Hen/Chicken and then I tried to eat then My hands would shiver and I would feel like I am eating a " Corpse of a Animal " !

[Subarugirl]

@priyakigaandme well when you are eating meat, you are doing just that. You develop a lot of respect when you are involved in the process of where your food comes from and what it takes to prepare it.

[ChrisMaster69]

@Subarugirl fully agree, have been doing it for years and you do respect food chains more, also animal management.

[hi8sm3]

That's awesome. You might have wonderful childhood.

[Subarugirl]

@hi8sm3 I learned a lot, but the majority of my childhood was not awesome.

[hi8sm3]

It would be like fairy tale to me. I prefer to live in a country side.

[BeMuse]

Raising livestock is obviously more reliable. That’s why we domesticated animals. You can have predictable production schedules and have animals in your own backyard to harvest when you need them.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Are we talking about the ethical aspects of it, the taste, the easiest, or what?

[Asker]

Give both options, pros and cons

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Hunted meat can often come with a ton of diseases as it is wild, but it is often more leaner and tastes better as it eats what they find in nature. It is more ethical than factory farmed meat / slaughter house as well. Hunting is also good for the environment and certain animals population control. Hunting can be hard depending on your state, what you can or cannot hunt, and well… Finding the food.
With farmed meat, it has a lot of antibiotics given to the animals which can prevent diseases. It may also taste better too because of what you may feed them. However, if we’re talking a small farm that you own, I’m sure it is far more ethical than factory farms where they are mistreated. Factory farms aka store bought meat, is the easiest. Also, you can farm regular meats such as beef, chicken, pork etc. Many people aren’t too fond of eating wild deer, boar, duck, or venison lol.
Both farming (personal farm) and hunting have some difficulties, most of which is butchering them… but there are professional butchers who can take care of it for you.

I will say that hunting for meat is 10x better and healthier, more ethical and better for the environment. That is my personal opinion based on research I have done.

[Asker]

Well I like your answer, I couldn’t agree more with you 😊

[slatyb]

In the US we have a huge surplus of deer so I'm all in favor of people eating venison.

[annabananna]

I would rather farm my own food. I feel bad for the worm when I put it in the hook so I’m not much of a hunter type.

[Redstang88]

It’s been a while since I was hunting, but there’s definitely a sense of satisfaction putting your own food on the table

[FilmGuy93]

In theory; hunting. Not many people have that luxury though.

[Anonymous]

I’d rather eat meat that was raised for consumption. Hunting can be detrimental to animal populations, unless they’re overpopulated.

[LordOfThePines]

I would say a bit of both. If you have livestock, that is a foodsource that you can take care of yourself, and hunting is also quite valid.

[jerdanro]

Hunting is better for the environment and kinder to the animals. Factory farming is animal abuse.

[Kiran_Yagami]

Farming is more sustainable. Hunting is mostly recreation anymore. Depends on what your goal is.

[AnthonyJ01]

I like to hunt. I do not take much, but everything is eaten.

[Wise4myage]

Hunting, when Its legal.

[OfDeath]

Buying from others who already farmed it.

[LightOfTruth]

They both taste great.