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MLN1963 - I think your ideals and mine are very similar. I look at every game before I shoot and know the consequences of the shot, generally to me that's processing fee and about how much meat I will get. The meat that I give to friends and family is more because they like the meat, but don't hunt. I give my parents maple sausage and occasionally a summer sausage because they enjoy it, and they have given me so much over the years. Other friends haven't gotten into hunting or didn't have parents that took them, so I'll give them some.
There is one place I hunted this year that was "kill everything", but that was because it was a tree orchard that had a nuisance license, and my cousin's bro-in-law really wants all the deer gone because they mess up his trees, which is how he makes money to provide for his family. Even then, the small does (70 & 80 lb) that I shot were given to some of his farm hands that cut out straps to feed their families.
I guess long story short, you didn't ruffle my feathers, in fact, thanks for letting me be able to say the clarifying statements I have made. I do love hunting and everything that goes along with it. I love doing it responsibly.
As far as filling your freezer then hunting to give meat away . . . I think that decision should be left up to the individual. As long as you are staying in legal limits, there are still merits to doing your part in management as well as providing meat for whomever you give it to.
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