[PA Engineer]

those of us who are prepared would likely be just fine hunting and gathering to survive.

There is a potential fallacy here. During the great depression, the deer were hunted to near extinction and took decades to recover. Something to think about when preparing the larder.

[cripplecreek]

Hunter gathering isn’t the most effective means of survival. Hunter gatherer societies are usually nomadic by necessity. Farming on the other hand supports larger numbers of people, leads to trade and technological advances.

[kosciusko51]

Actually, the deer population was at a low starting around the 1900's. Now, it is estimated that there are more deer in PA then when the first settlers arrived.

And every fall, when the deers go into rut, I-79 gets a fur coat.

[rarestia]

Different times, I fear. Back then, men weren’t afraid to go out into the forests to hunt for food. Nowadays, the metrosexual libbies would be in fits, starving for food, and begging for scraps of meat from those of us who know how to care for ourselves.

In my area, there are enough squirrels to feed a family of 4 for weeks. Provided we’re at the last resort, pets can make adequate sustenance, and knowing the local flora can help you stay fed, albeit not forever.