I received so many thoughtful notes from strangers of all stripes in response to this story— from Rural Texans to Toronto Jews, seniors to teenagers, omnivores to vegans. It apparently made people laugh. And cry. And think. About hunting, yes— why they do or why they don’t or why maybe now they might, but also about humanity. First-time big-game hunting stories have been written before—but never in Bon Appetit magazine. I tried to illuminate the illogical gap between those who hunt to eat and those of us who merely love to eat. I wrote about my unlikely experience, and a group of women from different backgrounds and beliefs, who come together to learn—from other women—to do something still overwhelmingly done by men. Meat is falling out of fashion, but interest in hunting as a sustainable ethical way to consume it is arguably on the rise. I wrote about why hunting matters today—in our warming, divided, On Demand world.