158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?

The History of American Food · Nov 12, 2025 · 25m

So far America is pretty hostile to everyday hunting - but for some reason we keep adding categories.

And lets face it, for a country that keeps talking about how we don't need roaylty, we do seem to keep mimicking aritocrats.

the early 19th century loves some fox hunting - so much so that we imported foxes (even though there are plenty already here). Hunting keeps happening everyday - but we like to say it's not cool.

Unless you are doing it for leisure... or to earn money.

Yes - the early 19th century brings the birth of the Market Hunter - which needed the railroad to create itself.

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