I grew up in a town in Mississippi of about 2000 people. Everyone hunts. My grandfather's best friend was a butcher with his own shop. Everyone around us had cows because most of the people around us were farmers. I now live in Fort Worth, or as it's affectionately known to its residents - Cowtown. I don't have to buy meat from the grocer because there's ranchers all around me. I can - and do - get sides of beef regularly.
I go hunting in Alaska with friends about twice a year, depending on what's happening with work and our schedules. One elk has a tremendous amount of meat.
> But it's not necessary for survival, so why would you?
So you don't eat anything? How are you still alive? I'm pretty sure eating is necessary for survival.
> Interesting thought. I wonder how great of predator you are faced with a lion, or even that elk, but disarmed of technology.
This is kind of a stupid thought. In fact, I would hope your friends would tell you that you're beneath this level of incredibly poor reasoning. We are the greatest predator because of our mastery of technology.
Do you actually do this, or are you just virtue signaling? You never buy factory-farmed animal products from the store?
> Elk are beautiful animals, but I have no problem killing one and eating it
But it's not necessary for survival, so why would you?
> We are the greatest predator Nature has ever evolved and I can accept that. More's the pity others can't.
Interesting thought. I wonder how great of predator you are faced with a lion, or even that elk, but disarmed of technology.