

Taught myself to hunt because a) I wanted to be personally responsible for - and deeply connected to - the meat my family and I consume, b) I wanted to provide us with the healthiest protein possible, and c) I wanted to minimize our reliance on inhumane and unsustainable industrial agriculture. I took this after harvesting a deer and sent it to a friend as a joke. Like, “isn’t this funny because it’s so over-the-top stereotypically manly.” Then I realized it was actually pretty hot…