I'm putting this in the doghouse because I know it is going to get a lot of negative comments. It did on my FB page, so I know it will here.

My husband is bird hunting today - duck/goose. He will go dove hunting again when the season opens next week. While he does enjoy going, not because he enjoys killing the animals, he likes getting out in nature and he likes eating the birds he brings home. He doesn't go just to say, "Oh man, I killed x amount of dove this year! look at me, I'm a big man!"

His family has always supplemented their groceries with wild game - from dove to elk. His grandmother used to keep rabbits in the backyard and make meals from them. While I personally do not enjoy the taste of venison, it is part of the family budget to have it in the freezer. So, it goes on the menu.

I posted on my FB that my husband was going duck hunting today, and got some negative responses. I guess this is just me kind of venting and reminding people that not everyone hunts for sport and some people hunt for other reasons - like survival. While our survival doesn't entirely depend on him getting a duck or anything today - it would be nice to have one in our freezer for the days/paydays we just cannot afford to pay for something at the grocery store. The price of food these days is scary, and anything we can do to offset it is a bonus in my book.

I know I will probably get berated for my husband hunting, but as I said... I am just venting a little. He doesn't do it for funsies, but for foodsies.