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Minuteman:
Jack I think you give too many people too much credit. 2 weeks of the grocery stores being shut down would turn every major metropolitan center in America into a dog eat dog, kill or be killed fight for survival  for those that didn't see it coming. :'(
   Mullet has a valid point as well, killin a cow is not difficult and a feller with a bow and 3 buddies could have it dead , cut up and hauled off in less than an hour if the threat of imminent death hung over their heads. But things would be a bit different at that point. I doubt any farmer is gonna leave his cattle out away from the house where he can't keep an eye on 'em . They'll probably post guards in fact I know I would.
 Hope it never comes to any of this stuff but I'd rather have my head around it before it gets here than to have to GET my head around it while its happening. :)
 

Jack Lannom:

--- Quote from: Minuteman on July 21, 2008, 07:21:51 pm --- Hope it never comes to any of this stuff but I'd rather have my head around it before it gets here than to have to GET my head around it while its happening. :)

--- End quote ---
Not just you but every one you are responsible for as well no on the job training here.

I figure the 1st 2 weeks they will huddle around the relief shelters and sports stadiums still believing the Government is going to take care of them giving the smart folks time to go the opposite direction as fast as you can

D. Tiller:

--- Quote from: mullet on July 21, 2008, 06:33:35 pm ---  I'm glad Florida has more cows per acre than Texas or any other state. I like hunting dumb animals.

--- End quote ---

Yeah! Eddie. But what happens when all the gas dries up for your mechanical joisting horse????  ;D

mullet:
   Do you mean my jeep?, I make meat with it for fun. The first thing I would do is head for the least populated areas I know. Packing a Glass bow and arrows and a 22 rifle and as much ammo I could carry. Oh, my 22 would be my 10-22 with 30 round clips, for the reasons Steve brought up. one shot for game and a whole bunch for vultures. Plus if push came to shove, no small farms down here, just huge ranches. It would be easier to sneak and turkey hunt ranch hands protecting cattle with a 22 and bow.

Kegan:
The trouble I see with traps, and there is only one, is that you ned alot of decent cordage for the traps I prefer (Paitue and variants thereof). Other than that, it would be the way to go.

As for crossbows and what not being mroe effective- my brother and I were at a buddy's place, and we wondered what a blunt arrow from a 20# kid bow would do (under drawn, about ten yards away). He missed my back and hit my elbow, which immediately smarted and began to bleed. Put a pointy stone flake on that and some one's gonna get it.

And then you eat them >:D!!!!

As was said, if it were to feed your family, we'd use the gun (if we had it). However, for me, the gun would definately be back up. Everywhere I've been that has game, one loud noise and they're all outta there. With a bow, they're outta there, just not so two or three hundred yards off. I'd rahter have a miss every once in a while and get a few more shots at them rather than getting one almost-certain kill for a few hours. Especially if they're small critters :P.

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