# @mysteryranch on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1jcq1pmXj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18297141-mysteryranch-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f5badcc580.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-02-03T16:28:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** MYSTERY RANCH (@mysteryranch) — https://gondola.cc/mysteryranch

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You probably recognize ericbalken as our amazing ski ambassador, and while he still loves playing in the snow... this year, he wanted to give a new hobby a try - hunting. 

Eric's path to hunting can be described as long and hesitant. He's always been a big proponent of eating “real” food in the interest of his health and the environment. He's been growing vegetable gardens for a decade and has always felt the allure of eating something he's harvested himself. He describes homegrown food to taste better, feel better on the body, and has an indescribable quality—all gardeners and hunters know what he's talking about—that comes with self-harvested food. 

Hunting has never been his thing... Eric didn't grow up with hunters, nor did he grow up around guns. Up until now, the hunting world always seemed too foreign for him to ever crack into. The closest thing to hunting he had experienced was slaughtering one of his chickens that ended up being a rooster, which is an experience he didn’t exactly enjoy.

But with all that being said, he still eats meat - but tries to eat it in moderation and be cognizant of its ecological impacts... but man, he'll always be a sucker for a perfectly cooked burger or chili verde burrito 🤤. But it always comes with a little tinge of guilt, which is why he wanted to try hunting this past season. 

In our latest blog, Eric tells us about his first hunting season experience, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the lessons he learned. Head to the link in our bio to read all about it ^^ 
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backcountryhunting, biggame, rifflehunting, mysteryranch, builtforthemission, huntingseason, farmtotable, backcountry, elkhunting, hunt, newhunter

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