In Australia, "hunting spoils" refers to the game meat obtained through hunting, with some hunters donating it to others or utilise it for personal consumption.
To hunt, process, and cook your own meat is not as easy as going down to the supermarket, but not everyone will be able to, or want to stomach the process of killing an animal or cleaning wild game.
A vegetarian abstains from consuming animal products like meat, poultry, or fish. Vegans are more stringent than vegetarians who additionally abstain from eating dairy, eggs, and any other products containing animal by-products
Veganism and vegetarians, I think, want to avoid animal based foods due to environmental reasons and ethical concerns regarding the treatment of animals. To people with this ethos eating meat may feel like consuming the decaying flesh of a murdered animal.
If you do eat meat, it seems to me we are just using supermarkets to outsource the killing and processing of animals for food to organisations that may not be as ethical or humane as a good hunter gatherer. We don't think about it, it's removed from our view.
I choose to eat meat, I also hunt and take wild game for food when I can. So you need to be prepared and respectful of the life you take as well as responsible to follow the laws and regulations and maintain a sense of mutual respect for other hunters and landowners.
In developing a sustainable lifestyle and eating truly organic, "nature to table" food for me means following these principles:
- Take only what you need.
- Use all of what you take as possible.
- Share more than you keep.
I ended up with kilos and kilos of diced leg meat for Helen, Lean Mince, Sausages, Strassburg and some Smoked Pastrami. Let the giving begin . . .
From this
Cooking Stassburg Sausage.
Packed away
Taste test . . . Yum . . .
Salami just made in charcuterie fridge for drying
More to follow . . .
