>>2664473I spend maybe on average two hours a day in the woods on private property. Most of it is virgin hardwood bottomland. Every single time I'm in the woods I see multiple rabbits, multiple squirrels, maybe a racoon or possum, multiple armadillos, and countless birds. Now I frequently see white tail deer as well, but it's maybe 1/10th of that time I'd have a clear shot on one. And honestly this is generally going to be true in most places imho. They are also much much easier to have a good shot on. This pic is about two days ago- I could have literally walked over and picked this bastard up by his tail and its not an uncommon occurrence just as an example of the difference in effort with varmints vs deer or turkey.
Anyways, if you are assuming some scenario where the world has devolved into mad max tier out and out anarchy, you may be correct about farming not being tenable in that circumstance.. However, there are equally likely scenarios imho where you have a considerable breakdown in rule of law, in infrastructure etc. and it would certainly lead to much more violence and lawlessness but not to the degree that you cannot maintain some semblance of small homestead in the woods and a pasture. The main struggle in that case being providing for yourself/family etc. The scenario was never specified and alot of it depends on which scenario you are imagining.
Anyways, look back at the depression in rural woodlands for example. Game was hunted until it got scarce- and the thing that went first was not deer it was varmints. The primary varmint gun used was the shotgun in those times. HOWEVER, despite the uptick in eating varmints, most people survived the depression with a mule, a plow, a chicken house, and a couple hog pens in the woods.
Also- let's not forget about fishing, Bush hooks, turtles, snakes, frog gigging etc. In such a scenario you will have a holistic approach where you take what you can get- period.
