Why is Hunting Part of Republican Culture?

[jmowreader]

65. It's simple economics

According to a Republican I know, buying...

a gun ($600-plus once you get all the accessories, optics, etc.)
and a pickup ($7500 for a decent used one)
and a freezer ($350-$800) to put your kill in
plus licenses, tags, etc. (about $100 if, like most hunters here, you buy a deer, an elk and a bear tag plus a combination hunting-fishing license)
and spend thousands of dollars on fuel for scouting trips to find a place to hunt
and then once you killed something spend another couple hundred getting it cut and wrapped

is less expensive than buying meat at the supermarket.