What percentage of your diet comes from game you take with gun or rod and reel? - Page 2

Wild Bill Bucks · July 16, 2012, 11:11 AM

When my 3 kids were growing up, I did not have a lot of time to hunt & fish, but I would say the percentage was around 20 percent. When the kids all grew up and started their own families, the percentage grew to close to 70 percent.
I put up 100 to 150 lbs of crappie early in the spring, 100 to 200 lbs of catfish, and several wild hogs, as well as my limit of 5 deer almost every year. Every now and again I'll throw a Rib-eye steak or a chicken on the grill, but mostly it's deer burger, hog sausage, or baked or grilled fish at my house.

I do most of the cooking at my place because my wife works to late to start a supper when she gets home, and she likes the wild meats almost as well as I do. She never even went fishing until after we got married, and now I can't keep fish around her.

huntinaz · July 16, 2012, 12:08 PM

For me it depends on a number of things. I would say on average ~60%, sometimes more. However, if we are going out to eat a lot or if my wife decides to buy chicken or fish which she does from time to time them the percentage goes down. We usually have a freezer full of elk though and it all gets eaten. So I guess an overall percentage is hard to figure, but my family (me, wife, 2 small kids) eat 160-200 lbs of elk/deer a year. Plus the occaisional squirrels, rabbits, fish.

Chuckusaret · July 16, 2012, 12:31 PM

Seldom catch fish that are keepers and because of county codes i don't have access to a hunting area within a 50 mile radius of my house. My consumption of taken fish and game is very close to 0%

Prof Young · July 24, 2012, 07:44 PM

Not near enough.

sc928porsche · July 26, 2012, 03:27 PM

I dont know about the percentage, but its much cheaper to buy meat and fish at the store. At least that is the way it seems when you figure in all the incendentals.

fatwhiteboy · July 27, 2012, 08:19 PM

Not sure about the ratio but last year I took 150 lb pig and a 140 lb antelope. This year I have taken a 170 lb pig. The pigs, except for loins and back straps get mixed 50/50 with store bought pork for sausage. The antelope except for loins and backstraps were turned into sausage, also... Not much left.

gaseousclay · July 28, 2012, 05:51 AM

unfortunately, a very small percentage of game makes up my diet. my father in-law gives me quite a bit of the game he's taken from the years hunt, such as venison beef sticks, venison hot dogs, fry sausage and most recently, venison bacon. he also gives me fish and sweet corn when they're done harvesting. my wife doesn't like venison and refuses to touch the stuff.

YARDDOG(1) · July 28, 2012, 07:02 AM

"[Prof Young, Not near enough.]"

Same here, At least not as much as it use to

PS Living in the sticks around salt water as fresh too, has it's advantages ; )
Y/D

plateshooter · July 28, 2012, 04:14 PM

I go on one hog trip a year, and usually get one around 250 lbs. That is probably about 40 percent of the meat we eat here. We always share some of the sausage and ham with the grown kids and some friends. Only two of us these days and the wife and I really don't eat that much.

Hunter Customs · July 30, 2012, 08:12 AM

At the present time about 5% as I don't do much hunting of game or fishing anymore.

That being said I have a very strong feeling that will change in the future.
Because of conditions caused by the drought, greed farming practices, and fires down south and out west, meat will become a high price commodity.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter

MikeGunz · July 30, 2012, 03:51 PM

.005% only game I ate myself was a turkey I got in the spring. Wish I liked fish though, I go fishing 2-3 times a week and would love to be able to take them home and eat them. Dont mind catch and release though, leaves me plenty of fish to catch in the future

Deja vu · July 30, 2012, 10:27 PM

id say 25% of my meat. There was a time 4 years ago that it was 100% because I had an entire cow buffalo in 2.5 deep freezers. Now its limited to a single deer every year and occasionally an elk... but not for a few year.

deer cost me 1 tag at $19.75 + Hunting licence $12.75 + ammo costs (reloading so its pretty cheep)

$32.50. Of course its more like harvesting than hunting when you can shoot them from your back porch.

shortwave · August 2, 2012, 09:30 PM

I'm guessing my average would be 30%.

gbran · August 4, 2012, 11:35 PM

When I was a kid growing up in the 50's, we ate fish & game several times a week and also ate animals we raised. There wasn't much supermarket meat being served at our house.

Now, it's like a couple times a month...... maybe more during hunting seasons.

farmerboy · August 5, 2012, 01:39 AM

Don't know percentages but I usually kill around 7-10 whitetail a year, alot of pigs, many coons and squirrel and plenty garden vegetables. But I shoot most out the front door are in backyard.... Life is good

ROGER4314 · August 5, 2012, 10:07 AM

I don't hunt at all. I just punch holes in paper. Many years ago, I hunted duck, Quail, Doves, squirrel and Rabbit but in Texas, most land is leased for hunting and every year, it's like musical chairs trying to get better leases. I'll pass on that.

Flash

MagicAnimal · August 5, 2012, 04:29 PM

Zip. I don't eat coyote. Nor feral cats, for that matter.

math teacher · August 6, 2012, 12:57 PM

About 10%. It would be a lot higher, but like Doyle, the wife is not big on wild game so I give a lot away.

giaquir · August 7, 2012, 06:13 PM

Zero---I haven't been fishin for 3 yrs
and I didn't hunt last year.

July 16, 2012, 12:08 PM	#27
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	For me it depends on a number of things. I would say on average ~60%, sometimes more. However, if we are going out to eat a lot or if my wife decides to buy chicken or fish which she does from time to time them the percentage goes down. We usually have a freezer full of elk though and it all gets eaten. So I guess an overall percentage is hard to figure, but my family (me, wife, 2 small kids) eat 160-200 lbs of elk/deer a year. Plus the occaisional squirrels, rabbits, fish. __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

July 26, 2012, 03:27 PM	#30
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	I dont know about the percentage, but its much cheaper to buy meat and fish at the store. At least that is the way it seems when you figure in all the incendentals. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

July 27, 2012, 08:19 PM	#31
fatwhiteboy Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 317	Not sure about the ratio but last year I took 150 lb pig and a 140 lb antelope. This year I have taken a 170 lb pig. The pigs, except for loins and back straps get mixed 50/50 with store bought pork for sausage. The antelope except for loins and backstraps were turned into sausage, also... Not much left. __________________ Fat White So Cal

July 28, 2012, 07:02 AM	#33
YARDDOG(1) Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: GATOR COUNTRY HA HA HA! Posts: 721	"[Prof Young, Not near enough.]" Same here, At least not as much as it use to PS Living in the sticks around salt water as fresh too, has it's advantages ; ) Y/D __________________ There's a GATOR in the bushes & She's Callin my name >Molly Hatchett<

July 28, 2012, 04:14 PM	#34
plateshooter Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 1999 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 522	I go on one hog trip a year, and usually get one around 250 lbs. That is probably about 40 percent of the meat we eat here. We always share some of the sausage and ham with the grown kids and some friends. Only two of us these days and the wife and I really don't eat that much. __________________ Make a hole

July 16, 2012, 11:11 AM	#26
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	When my 3 kids were growing up, I did not have a lot of time to hunt & fish, but I would say the percentage was around 20 percent. When the kids all grew up and started their own families, the percentage grew to close to 70 percent. I put up 100 to 150 lbs of crappie early in the spring, 100 to 200 lbs of catfish, and several wild hogs, as well as my limit of 5 deer almost every year. Every now and again I'll throw a Rib-eye steak or a chicken on the grill, but mostly it's deer burger, hog sausage, or baked or grilled fish at my house. I do most of the cooking at my place because my wife works to late to start a supper when she gets home, and she likes the wild meats almost as well as I do. She never even went fishing until after we got married, and now I can't keep fish around her.

July 16, 2012, 12:31 PM	#28
Chuckusaret Junior member Join Date: December 5, 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 708	Seldom catch fish that are keepers and because of county codes i don't have access to a hunting area within a 50 mile radius of my house. My consumption of taken fish and game is very close to 0%

July 24, 2012, 07:44 PM	#29
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Not near enough.

July 28, 2012, 05:51 AM	#32
gaseousclay Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2010 Posts: 1,210	unfortunately, a very small percentage of game makes up my diet. my father in-law gives me quite a bit of the game he's taken from the years hunt, such as venison beef sticks, venison hot dogs, fry sausage and most recently, venison bacon. he also gives me fish and sweet corn when they're done harvesting. my wife doesn't like venison and refuses to touch the stuff.

July 30, 2012, 08:12 AM	#35
Hunter Customs Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2005 Location: Osborn, Missouri Posts: 2,697	At the present time about 5% as I don't do much hunting of game or fishing anymore. That being said I have a very strong feeling that will change in the future. Because of conditions caused by the drought, greed farming practices, and fires down south and out west, meat will become a high price commodity. Best Regards Bob Hunter

July 30, 2012, 03:51 PM	#36
MikeGunz Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 195	.005% only game I ate myself was a turkey I got in the spring. Wish I liked fish though, I go fishing 2-3 times a week and would love to be able to take them home and eat them. Dont mind catch and release though, leaves me plenty of fish to catch in the future

July 30, 2012, 10:27 PM	#37
Deja vu Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Border of Idaho & Montana Posts: 2,584	id say 25% of my meat. There was a time 4 years ago that it was 100% because I had an entire cow buffalo in 2.5 deep freezers. Now its limited to a single deer every year and occasionally an elk... but not for a few year. deer cost me 1 tag at $19.75 + Hunting licence $12.75 + ammo costs (reloading so its pretty cheep) $32.50. Of course its more like harvesting than hunting when you can shoot them from your back porch. __________________ Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull. all 26 of my guns are 45/70 govt, 357 mag, 22 or 12 ga... I believe in keeping it simple. Wish my wife did as well... Last edited by Deja vu; July 30, 2012 at 10:33 PM.

August 2, 2012, 09:30 PM	#38
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	I'm guessing my average would be 30%.

August 4, 2012, 11:35 PM	#39
gbran Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Location: Middle California Posts: 364	When I was a kid growing up in the 50's, we ate fish & game several times a week and also ate animals we raised. There wasn't much supermarket meat being served at our house. Now, it's like a couple times a month...... maybe more during hunting seasons.

August 5, 2012, 01:39 AM	#40
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	Don't know percentages but I usually kill around 7-10 whitetail a year, alot of pigs, many coons and squirrel and plenty garden vegetables. But I shoot most out the front door are in backyard.... Life is good

August 5, 2012, 10:07 AM	#41
ROGER4314 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2009 Location: East Houston Posts: 257	I don't hunt at all. I just punch holes in paper. Many years ago, I hunted duck, Quail, Doves, squirrel and Rabbit but in Texas, most land is leased for hunting and every year, it's like musical chairs trying to get better leases. I'll pass on that. Flash

August 5, 2012, 04:29 PM	#42
MagicAnimal Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2002 Posts: 15	Zip. I don't eat coyote. Nor feral cats, for that matter.

August 6, 2012, 12:57 PM	#43
math teacher Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Location: Southwest WA Coast Posts: 558	About 10%. It would be a lot higher, but like Doyle, the wife is not big on wild game so I give a lot away.

August 7, 2012, 06:13 PM	#44
giaquir Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Deerfield,New Hampshire Posts: 512	Zero---I haven't been fishin for 3 yrs and I didn't hunt last year.