tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192870341787791735.post291258758816969607..comments2024-03-28T07:11:12.600-07:00Comments on Spidergrrl vs The World: Be the change you wish to see in the worldHeather Tisdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14937148162071965671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192870341787791735.post-78417198373754359262015-01-02T12:13:50.069-08:002015-01-02T12:13:50.069-08:00I have been hunting with dogs and horses in my tim...I have been hunting with dogs and horses in my time........never shot anything or tried to, but rode with my dad to enjoy the woods and the day on horseback. I have also eaten game (deer, duck, rabbit, doves, quail, squirrels) quite often until I was in my 30s. I often ponder on this now, wondering when my tastebuds began to feel repulsed at the idea of putting that in my mouth, and what that feeling meant. I hadn't thought about hunting in years and years till I moved to Vermont/Quebec, where the hunting culture was alive and well, including the blood smearing practice. It made me queasy to know about it then, and I wondered how a place with such high ethical standards in other matters did not see any conflict with this. Old cultural (especially rural) traditions die hard. Slowly and hard. There are still hunters around here, but they are not my friends, my cultural circle, and I'm glad of it. Love you, chickadee and proud of you.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834467079892917686noreply@blogger.com