For survival hunting, a firearm is only useful for self defense. It announces to everyone within 2 miles where you are and what you are doing.
Snares, traps, sling shots and bow & arrow are the proper tools for survival work. Now would be a good time to learn how these gadgets work.
Many scoff at the bow and arrow as not being as effective as a gun. The bow will bring down most game as fast or faster than a rifle, and not tell the world where you are when you do it.
Although it is nice to have a hatchet and saw, all that is needed to butcher a deer is a good pocket knife. The same principles apply when butchering most game, it is just the pieces are bigger on a deer than on a squirrel. Birds are best handled by just breasting them if smaller than a chicken.
I often say there is no hunger in America when you have dead deer on the side of the road. If folks here were hungry, there would be fist fights over the road kill while it was still kicking (and yes, I pick up deer when I see them meet their demise to a Silverado or such).
air rifles will take a squirrel, rabbit, or other small
animal, not make a loud noise and uses a smaller piece of lead.
out beyond Issaquah we have sacred elk roaming around with beepers around their necks so the wardens can track them.
guess that won’t matter when the end of civilization comes!
The manner in which it died (i.e. chased or instant kill) will definitely affect the way it tastes.