The report looked at “major,” “severe,” and “extreme” scenarios. The authors found that the “major” case would cost the world $3 trillion over a five-year period, which they estimated has a 2.3% chance of happening per year. Over a 30-year period, those odds equate to about a 50% probability of occurrence — assuming the risks are not increasing each year, which they are.
If you and your wife have never tried venison before I would recommend you find a source for a few pounds of wild venison to try before you make the time/money investment into hunting. It would suck to spend $1000 on gun, tag, time, and butcher fees just to learn that you don’t like the taste. And it definitely has a taste, I wouldn’t call it bad, but it is different.
My family only accepts my venison ground in recipes with plenty of seasoning e.g. pasta and tacos.
1 deer will definitely supplement your meat diet, but it won’t allow you to maintain the standard American 1 meat item per lunch/supper diet. I killed 2 deer this year and I ended up with about 130lbs of meat total after butchering and jerky. That was on private land. Expect less success on public land.
I have eaten venison before, but it was when I was a little kid. My friend’s dad was an avid hunter, and they always had venison jerky in a jar on the counter. I remember it being the best tasting jerky I’ve ever eaten. I would like to taste it as a cooked meat in a dish though. Good idea about sourcing some somewhere. I’m going to do that to be sure we actually even enjoy it. I think I will enjoy elk based on what I’ve read, but I have been a little worried about the potential gamingness of venison.
I already have a .308 that I use for target shooting, and it’s more than adequate for deer hunting. My son and I went scouting for deer last summer, and it wasn’t looking very promising. But I recently gained access to some amazing hunting territory, so I’m sure I can be successful if I follow through with it.
Thanks for the recommendation and information.