Something that many people don't consider is experience. How smart is it to rely on hunting if you've never hunted before even if you own a gun? I know I have the smarts to snare a rabbit but I'm sure there are others who would be much better at it than I would. I've never done so and would be winging it. Even if I caught a <insert fuzzy edible here> I wouldn't know what to do with it to properly prepare and cook it without wasting any of it.
Good points, you need to have practice and confidence in your chosen method if you're banking very much on it. I have done some hunting, but, I'd consider myself still a beginner.
Fishing on the other hand, that's something we practice quite regularly. Fortunately, I live on the ocean, and for 3 seasons we could very easily live on local salt water fish and shellfish. Usually, we're just "practicing", ie: we are doing catch & release unless we're eating the catch that day. Sometimes there are limits too. Recreational Stripped Bass are limited to two 28inch+ fish per angler per day. Of course, you can feed a family on a decent sized fish, so that's not bad. I think the bag limits would be out the window in the scenario we're talking about here anyway.
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