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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 9069646" data-attributes="member: 15700">I grew up in the 70s and 80s in Alaska and rural eastern Oregon (Wallowa). We absolutely hunted and grew most of our own food. Grocery trips were rare. Largely because we were poor.&nbsp; Packaged items were a luxury.&nbsp; I was talking with my partner about this just the other day, about how we create so much trash per household now, and as a kid, we hardly created any trash. Everything was re-used. 95% of our food was frozen (meat or reusable freezer bags or containers) or in canning jars.To this day, I still make my own soap and yes, I've churned my own butter and ice cream fairly often. But I also love cooking, so....Re: bowhunting, I think something's being missed here. I knew a lot of bow hunters.&nbsp; Sure, some did it for the extra challenge, but I think people are forgetting that there is a different season for bowhunting. When you hunt with a bow here in Oregon, you basically get a full month head start on rifle hunters.&nbsp; So most everyone I knew hunted with both.&nbsp; Including teenagers when possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 9069646, member: 15700"] I grew up in the 70s and 80s in Alaska and rural eastern Oregon (Wallowa). We absolutely hunted and grew most of our own food. Grocery trips were rare. Largely because we were poor. Packaged items were a luxury. I was talking with my partner about this just the other day, about how we create so much trash per household now, and as a kid, we hardly created any trash. Everything was re-used. 95% of our food was frozen (meat or reusable freezer bags or containers) or in canning jars. To this day, I still make my own soap and yes, I've churned my own butter and ice cream fairly often. But I also love cooking, so.... Re: bowhunting, I think something's being missed here. I knew a lot of bow hunters. Sure, some did it for the extra challenge, but I think people are forgetting that there is a different season for bowhunting. When you hunt with a bow here in Oregon, you basically get a full month head start on rifle hunters. So most everyone I knew hunted with both. Including teenagers when possible. [/QUOTE]

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