Know how to butcher a moose? These kids do.

The Heretic · Nov 17, 2019

Kindergarteners and Grade Schoolers in Alaska Learn How to Butcher a Moose

This is not your average home economics class! Check out how these curious youngsters learn how to butcher a moose in an Alaskan school.

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Koda · Nov 17, 2019

I can only imagine the bubblegum that would hit the fan if parents down here found out their kid butchered a moose in school today. Good for AK.

v0lcom13sn0w · Nov 17, 2019

yeah and down here kids think they make the meat in the grocery store

both my kids (2 and 5 1/2) have seen me clean out and skin game animals. "boys, this is where meat comes from" they thought it was cool.

BDA.45 · Nov 17, 2019

"Life skills"...."Common knowledge (sense)"......Like @Koda was implying, (at least that was my take on it) people get their meat these days (IF they even eat it) from a store. They have zero idea what it takes to process it. OR the whole commercial process to begin with. At least these kids are learning something worthwhile. LIFE SKILLS...... OUTSIDE (or maybe inside) the concrete jungle.

Dungannon · Nov 17, 2019

Well that's a very useful skill which those kids will be called upon to use in life, if they stay in Gustavus [pop. 440 and just west of Juneau]. They probably already know how to fish and build a fire.

Koda · Nov 17, 2019

Even if the kids eventually move away to a big city they will have the appreciation for the cycle of life and respect of the animal their food comes from.
Too many people today have no clue where there Subway sandwich deli meat comes from as long as it takes less than 5 minutes to order.

JustSomeGuy · Nov 18, 2019

After reading that, my first thought was "My God I'm old". My first experience with butchering livestock/game was before I even knew what school was. I was probably 4 years old, so it would have been 1947 or 1948, and it was just normal everyday life. All the kids on the other ranches were being introduced to the same skill set at that age. It certainly wasn't a newsworthy event. My how the world has changed in one short lifetime... and not necessarily for the better.