Hunters and Locavores

A letter to the editor in today’s Inquirer complained about a previous article that referred to hunting as a sport.  The author wrote that “a sport involves two equally matched teams on a level playing field”.  Oh yeah?  Clearly she’s never watched a 76ers game.  They’re 5 and 14 as of today.  I’ll bet the deer have a better survival rate.

The letter actually reminded me of a NY Times article from around Thanksgiving on locavores.  Apparently there’s a small but growing movement of these aficionados of locally produced foods who are taking up hunting.  It’s particularly interesting in that locavores are a very yuppie-like crowd who most certainly did not grow up in a gun culture.  I’d love to see the broader gun culture help to nurture this group and help them expand.

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