SHTF Hunting In Calgary. At What Point Is It Viable?

Captain_Ambiguous · 2013-11-04T21:21:54Z

I keep wondering about this. In particular, right now i'm wondering if I should make a .22 rifle my next purchase. The thing is there are over a million people in this city. More if you count the outlying towns within an hour's drive. I've given this alot of thought and decided the following in regards to a SHTF food shortage:1) Everybody and their dog is going to be out beating the bushes. Any rabbit or deer not killed is going to be driven up to the North Pole, never to be seen again. Even the edible plants (poison ones too) are likely to be picked clean.2) Those of us bugging in are going to be limited to hiking distance to gather food. Why? If the vehicles aren't EMP'd and there's still gasoline, then there are probably still food trucks and we wouldn't be thinking about hunting.3) Even if I manage to shoot a passing seagull, there'll be 10 scavengers on the scene before it hits the ground. The gunshot will just draw too much attention.With these things in mind, I have to think that there won't be any realistic hunting happening for many months after the onset of SHTF. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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13/11/2013 12:40 pm

Why worry about hunting. Just walk up to a cow and hit it over the head. Way more cows, pigs, goats and sheep then there is wildlife.

Well, because such an action is likely to get you shot by the farmer that is heavily invested in his animal property...or tracked down by a posse of ranch hands on horseback with lynching on their mind. Not meaning to be insulting. Better to offer your labour services to the farmer in exchange for being fed. Working for food alone might be the best terms you can get if you haven't prepared your own small farm.

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