Mike, they did get a deer that was given to them, and they could fish. They had PLENTY of food, frankly, and Gordon Clune's obsession with hunting was, I think, part of his western fantasy. They did not focus on what they should have, which was getting firewood cut and split on an ongoing basis (they had a paltry fraction of what would be needed). The Clunes also avoided cutting hay for their livestock, gathering dry grass that had no more nutrition than straw. Hunting really was not the issue. My family homesteaded in Montana, and hunting was not a big deal. They did rely on fish, which didn't take the money (ammunition) or time that hunting would take.