And it’s not like you’d go out thinking “I am only going to hunt today!” or “I am only going to gather today!” I have to think that if you were on your own, you’d go out foraging, with weapon at hand to take down small game if it appeared, checking/setting traps along the way. Or if there were enough people in your group, a larger weapon for larger game. But you would always be gathering.
Hunting was dangerous and cost a lot of energy
And it’s not like you’d go out thinking “I am only going to hunt today!” or “I am only going to gather today!” I have to think that if you were on your own, you’d go out foraging, with weapon at hand to take down small game if it appeared, checking/setting traps along the way. Or if there were enough people in your group, a larger weapon for larger game. But you would always be gathering.