Options beyond hunting for it yourself? I know in Alaska it's pretty illegal to sell game such as moose. Are there states where you can legally sell/buy game?
There are lots of constraints on commercial sale of game meats, I don’t think you are going to find hunters selling small quantities, if I recall correctly this is illegal to avoid impact on wild populations.
> I would love to have access to deer meats in the us.
I thought a lot of people in the US were into hunting deer? Don't they sell the venison on? We have a lot of deer in the UK and venison is easy to find and common in restaurants.
I haven’t eaten meat for a long time so I can’t say much about better or worse but my understanding and what buddies are saying is that it’s not as good as it used to be. Not bad but it’s not the same taste anymore.
As in other reply, afaik it doesn’t taste the same as it used to. Some people might say it’s worse but I think it’s more about what people where used to.
Yes, definitely reminiscent of bison. Although if I was told it was beef I might believe it. Although reindeer sausage could easily pass for pig sausage, other than it is leaner and has a much better texture IMHO. It's often spiced differently and I like it much better. Man this is making me hungry.
In Alaska (where I live), reindeer meat is extremely common. You can go to most diners and get reindeer sausage. It really is excellent, and good for you.
I would love to see reindeer spread. Not only would it be great for our small villages, but I think it's a healthier alternative. Win-win
There is the moral angle, though. Given that there are today alternatives to slaughtering animals, should we continue to slaughter them just because our society and laws permit such slaughter and murder? Is it moral to get away with saying "Hey, I don't slaughter them, I only eat what the supermarket sells"? This is the nature of questions us ex-meat-eaters and non-meat-eaters have.
I don't disagree with this, in fact I've thought about it quite a bit myself in the past. I currently do eat meat, but I try to limit to only ethically treated sources.
Some interesting questions I was asked at one point (not a troll): is it moral to eat plants? Why is slaughtering them any more moral than slaughtering animals? If you say that plants don't feel pain, how do you know (Science is constantly advancing and completely turning over something we used to think we know)? Another (inflammatory) question I was asked, if killing animals is wrong because they are living creatures capable of feeling pain, doesn't that make killing unborn fetuses wrong? We know they feel pain.
Not necessarily expecting an answer, but those are questions I've been pondering for some time. Figured I'd share in case there are any philosophy nerds out there like me.
How exactly? I mean, just because it's meat in general (how good that is, is debatable and heavily depends on the amounts ingested), as opposed to other types of meat, as opposed to vegetables or ... ?
Here in Eastern Canada, we call them caribou and they are regularly hunted as food. Though, moose is by far the most popular game meat. Almost everyone gets a moose hunting license in the (mostly) rural areas.
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There are lots of constraints on commercial sale of game meats, I don’t think you are going to find hunters selling small quantities, if I recall correctly this is illegal to avoid impact on wild populations.
I thought a lot of people in the US were into hunting deer? Don't they sell the venison on? We have a lot of deer in the UK and venison is easy to find and common in restaurants.
(I had some today, I thought it was delicious.)
I would love to see reindeer spread. Not only would it be great for our small villages, but I think it's a healthier alternative. Win-win
Some interesting questions I was asked at one point (not a troll): is it moral to eat plants? Why is slaughtering them any more moral than slaughtering animals? If you say that plants don't feel pain, how do you know (Science is constantly advancing and completely turning over something we used to think we know)? Another (inflammatory) question I was asked, if killing animals is wrong because they are living creatures capable of feeling pain, doesn't that make killing unborn fetuses wrong? We know they feel pain.
Not necessarily expecting an answer, but those are questions I've been pondering for some time. Figured I'd share in case there are any philosophy nerds out there like me.
How exactly? I mean, just because it's meat in general (how good that is, is debatable and heavily depends on the amounts ingested), as opposed to other types of meat, as opposed to vegetables or ... ?
In my opinion caribou is far tastier than moose, however I could definitely see moose being a more thrilling hunt.