Occasional Game Meat
Cowboys were skilled shooters, at least some of them were. If you were to survive out in the wild, you needed some skill with that rifle. Catching a rabbit or a pigeon from time to time was excellent news. Of course, this wasn’t as common as you might think. It comes without saying eating fresh meat was truly a feast.
That’s a Pretty Straightforward Diet
There’s no doubt cowboys had it rough, and so did everyone else in the wild west during the 1800s. Eating was a matter of survival, and as you can see, there wasn’t much on offer.
If you don’t mind eating beans every day, hard biscuits, dry bread and questionable meat, perhaps you were born in the wrong era. You would make a wonderful cowboy! Of course, that’s if you don’t mind living without running water, toilet paper or any other type of amenity. At least you get to wear a hat.
