Men provide 99.7% of all hunted meat in hunter-gatherer societies.
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76 times more hunting observations involve male hunters than females. 12 times as many male hunters as female hunters exist. Male hunters collect 6.7 times more meat per trip than females. Male hunters supply 371 times more total meat than females. 100% of medium-plus game harvests come from males. Women hunt regularly in fewer than 20% of hunter-gatherer societies. Men hunt in every hunter-gatherer society. Men provide over 90% of hunted calories. Pregnancy and breastfeeding prevent women from long hunting trips. Women hunt small game near camp in large groups often with dogs. Recent studies exaggerate female hunting prevalence with strawmen. Seminal Man the Hunter acknowledged some female small-game hunting. Female hunting remains rare even in societies where it occurs. Childcare duties expand to women for activities men could physically do.

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