Food, hunting, meat
Not really my story but.
My mammalogy professor gave us pointers on skinning animals while doing so, including; use cornmeal instead of sawdust if you’re planning to eat it.
Turns out he’d eaten an ocelot (didn’t recommend it).
He and some other then grad students did a big trancept across South America, pooling money and effort to work on several theses. To further cover expenses they hunted animals for study skins. To further save money they ate everything they hunted.