NY Times Article on Hunting, It's OK if You're Serious About Food

[Speedo66]

I always get a kick out of the NY Times when they write an article about hunting or shooting, it's OK if you meet their criteria.

Last article I remember about hunting was about millennials in Brooklyn doing it, it was OK for them because they wanted local, no artificial additives, low fat, etc. Doesn't everyone?

This current article is about a chef and his wife who hunt, and savor the meat. They're special because he makes exotic dishes with it, and I somehow get the idea that they think anyone who doesn't is somewhat of a hunting thug.

Over all, though, it is a positive article, and talks about how foodies may increase the number of people hunting, which they note, as we know, is declining. I think it's worth a read.

Sad, the NY Times used to have a genuine hunting and fishing column in their Sunday edition many years ago which was quite good.

There are also a few interesting recipes attached to the article. Here it is:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/dining/game-hunting-food.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/food&action=click&contentCollection=dining&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

 

[FL-NC]

SO happy I somewhat meet their standards of what hunting should be.

 

[Armored farmer]

Wow.
They discovered hunting for food, and think they invented the idea.

 

[GEM]

If you watch the food and travel channels, there is a pretty consistent portrayal of hunting for game in a positive light. Some of the chefs are noticeably progun in our standard sense. If it expands hunting, good. If it introduces folks to firearms, good.

There is push back on pure trophy hunting or exotic hunts for some tranquilized game farm exotic that the 'guide' drive you up to.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

They're special because he makes exotic dishes with it

So technically, all of us who eat venison are eating an exotic dish, since so few of the NY Times audience eats anything not found in a supermarket, and a great many don't eat meat of any kind.

Makes me happy about that tenderloin of venison that is marinating in my fridge, and which I will "lard" this evening, to then make into supper.


LD

 

[FL-NC]

You don't have to kill an animal to get meat- they make it at the grocery store!

 

[LRDGCO]

My favorite line in the article: He took a hunter’s safety class, studied an old Army sniper’s manual and headed into the woods, he said, “overgeared and underprepared.” So true. In fact, I often feel that way today and it has taken years to declutter and carry less nonsense around.

Such a good description of younger hunters trying to get into things without mentorship. Many of us grew up hunting and shooting and had a group of mentors around who showed us the ways. But particularly among younger men and women who may be getting into hunting and shooting, they haven't had that experience and it is quite daunting. Men don't like directions or seek out advice anyway and millennials have a hard time talking to people - they would prefer guidance via text. Woman are better off - they are more likely to seek out information and to join groups etc. The point being, we could all probably be better mentors and less crusty...

On the food aspect, I remember when my daughter was little, say 4- 5 years old, she was not into harvested meat at all - eeeeewwwww, gross. Then she hit Middle School and they did some school program aimed at turning all the kids into Vegans and suddenly she didn't want grocery store meat but was all into venison, elk, duck, geese, and hog!

 

[Choctaw]

SO happy I somewhat meet their standards of what hunting should be.

I was thinking the same thing. lol

 

[Flintknapper]

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You don't have to kill an animal to get meat- they make it at the grocery store!

If you want proof.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Boy did we have a "spirited" camp discussion about Spam one night last Summer at Mojam...

 

[Speedo66]

My favorite line in the article: He took a hunter’s safety class, studied an old Army sniper’s manual and headed into the woods, he said, “overgeared and underprepared.” So true. In fact, I often feel that way today and it has taken years to declutter and carry less nonsense around.

Such a good description of younger hunters trying to get into things without mentorship. Many of us grew up hunting and shooting and had a group of mentors around who showed us the ways. But particularly among younger men and women who may be getting into hunting and shooting, they haven't had that experience and it is quite daunting. Men don't like directions or seek out advice anyway and millennials have a hard time talking to people - they would prefer guidance via text. Woman are better off - they are more likely to seek out information and to join groups etc. The point being, we could all probably be better mentors and less crusty...

On the food aspect, I remember when my daughter was little, say 4- 5 years old, she was not into harvested meat at all - eeeeewwwww, gross. Then she hit Middle School and they did some school program aimed at turning all the kids into Vegans and suddenly she didn't want grocery store meat but was all into venison, elk, duck, geese, and hog!

Growing up in NYC I knew no one who hunted. In college I met a friend who did, and he got me into small game hunting. After college I didn't hunt until my mid thirties when I decided I wanted to try deer hunting.

Still living in the city, I was lucky to find a neighbor who hunted and had a place in the Catskill Mts. I was able to harvest one that first season, and he showed me how to field dress it, etc. I've have hunted ever since, another 35+ years. When I brought that first deer home on my trunk lid, my 4 year old daughter walked right up to it and wanted to touch the eyes. Have to admit that kinda' grossed me out. lol

I agree with you, it's tough to start from scratch on your own.

Re women: as I've said many times before, they cheat. They actually listen to and follow instructions.

 

[readyeddy]

It's a good article to promote hunting among millennials and women. I loved the part where his female partner drew an elk tag and he went along as her helper.

The pursuit of healthy food is no surprise. People are tired of eating the industrialized foods that have been advertised to us in the past 60 years.

 

[FL-NC]

Boy did we have a "spirited" camp discussion about Spam one night last Summer at Mojam...

Spam helped win WW2, civilized much of the Pacific Island chain.

 

[Armored farmer]

Venison stuffed peppers?
That was tonight's fare compliments of Mrs Farmer.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Spam helped win WW2, civilized much of the Pacific Island chain

STILL huge in Hawaii....and is immortalized in song

Comes in lots of variations now, you have 15 different varieties, sold in 44 countries around the world, with 8 billion cans of it having been sold so far...,
Original SPAM
SPAM Light (less fat) (tried it, didn't get the point ??)
Lower Sodium SPAM (Tried it, still got thirsty)
SPAM with Hormel Bacon (tried it, it's good)
Turkey SPAM (tried it, it's good)
Hickory Smoked Spam
Hot & Spicey Spam (for those who like a bit of heat)
Jalapeno Spam (for those who like a lot of heat, AND for those who really don't like the taste of SPAM)
Teriyaki Spam
Black Pepper SPAM
SPAM with Chorizo
SPAM with Portuguese Sausage
SPAM with Tocino seasoning
Garlic SPAM
SPAM with Cheese (Tried it, it's good)

SPAM is a low cost, shelf stable protein, which I've used to great advantage in primitive camping situations where there was no ice nor refrigeration. I have also used dry cured bacon and ham. They are both a bit more costly, both needed protection from critters as both were in cloth bags while the SPAM in steel was rodent proof, and the ham especially needed to be carefully stored to prevent moisture from reaching it. PLUS the ham needed a pre-soaking prior to cooking to pull out some of the salt, as did the bacon. I tried the same on the SPAM after slicing, to reduce the salt, and the product still browned up nicely.

SPAM is also immortalized in Comedy


LD

 

[BWS]

Never fails......

Folks move here (Va mnts)... from North, South,and West. Usually a touch "lavender",but not always? and then it starts.

"Oh my,how can folks kill Bambi,isn't that deer just so pretty"

We'uns don't even chuckle about it anymore....just look off into space. Give it 6 months,and let's have that same conversation. So,now that Bambi tore the fr end off your car,hospitalizing the wife and kids... and you're going broke feeding herds of deer while trying to plant anything on your property.... just curious if you've been frequenting any firearm stores? Now,they're staring off in space. Live here for anything over a year,and you got "stories"..... and it always involves a local body shop.

 

[Patocazador]

I am so relieved that THE NY Times approves of me eating game animals.

 

[huntsman]

Bringing the new generation around to the old ways or at least a modern version of old ways is a good thing, add in a bit of RKBA and we might just be ok in the future.

 

[FL-NC]

Never fails......

Folks move here (Va mnts)... from North, South,and West. Usually a touch "lavender",but not always? and then it starts.

"Oh my,how can folks kill Bambi,isn't that deer just so pretty"

We'uns don't even chuckle about it anymore....just look off into space. Give it 6 months,and let's have that same conversation. So,now that Bambi tore the fr end off your car,hospitalizing the wife and kids... and you're going broke feeding herds of deer while trying to plant anything on your property.... just curious if you've been frequenting any firearm stores? Now,they're staring off in space. Live here for anything over a year,and you got "stories"..... and it always involves a local body shop.

Thurs night a spike buck did this to the door of my jeep- AFTER I yielded the right-of-way when he was doing that squirrel thing on the shoulder and I slowed down and let him run into the woods, he turned tail as I was driving by and did a head butt/kamikaze maneuver into my door. From the imprint, you can tell it was a spike. He currently resides in my freezer. This is the second one this year I have harvested in such a fashion- the first was kind enough to step in front and get taken out by a steel 2 tube bumper.

 

[troy fairweather]

Venison stuffed peppers?
That was tonight's fare compliments of Mrs Farmer.
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looks good, I smoked two small roasts yesterday I did a mix of muskseet maple and cheery.

 

[huntsman]

I smoked two venison roasts for Christmas.

wet smoke with liguid smoke and marsala wine, Montreal steak rub and mesquite wood to finish it off.

Sliced thin with my hand slicer and served with a horseradish sauce it was a hit at the church party, folks who normally don’t eat deer scarfed it up

 

[Flintknapper]

Thurs night a spike buck did this to the door of my jeep- AFTER I yielded the right-of-way

Tell me about it. Had a big Doe run into the side of my Land Cruiser and put a nice 12" crease in the lower door. I had slowed down and let the other deer (that I could see) cross the highway. This other ones comes shooting out of nowhere and rams into the side of my vehicle.

 

[Flintknapper]

STILL huge in Hawaii....and is immortalized in song

Comes in lots of variations now, you have 15 different varieties, sold in 44 countries around the world, with 8 billion cans of it having been sold so far...,

Its not for me...but when I was growing up in Austin, Texas they had an annual 'Spamarama' at Waterloo park each year for awhile. Spam made every way you could imagine. You haven't lived until you've tried a Spam Daiquiri or a Jello Mold with Spam chunks in it. Yuuuck...!

 

[buck460XVR]

Tough audience here.

Besides the comment about wild goose being "the rib-eye of the sky" I see nuttin' else really negative about the article. Hate the New York Times maybe, but those folks in the article are doing nuttin; to hurt our cause and actually use more of the wild resource that most of us do. Folks that at one time never hunted, now truly enjoy hunting and then actually eating their taken game. Where is the ridicule in that?

Sometimes all I can do is shake my head........

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I read the article and it seemed like a positive depiction of hunting and eating what you get .