Man has been a hunter-gatherer for millions of years. The hunt has been a time of social integration and comradery. The skills with tools for hunting and gathering were valuable then, as they are now. And the skills as a marksman, whether with spear, bow or rifle were those skills that defended home and homeland from those who would rule us as slaves, rather than as free Canadians. Today, the family providers in urban Canada hunt and gather at the local grocery, as do all of us to a great extent.
Women shop together as a social interaction.
Families on a Sunday afternoon get in the car and travel to the farm gate to gather fresh fruits and vegetables. But our hunter-gatherer heritage retains the ability to use our firearms to harvest game and to provide for our families if we so choose. This heritage ties us to the land, and to our very roots as mankind. Hunting, collecting, and the shooting sports refresh our self-confidence in the ability to live from the land, and in the understanding of our heritage. We can not bow to those who believe that our chosen sport and hobby is politically incorrect, because are an integral part of our heritage.