Beast Mode! Hunters Seen As More Attractive! — Dave’s Diary

Nothing says "hunter-gatherer" like a animal skull next to the bar-b-que!

Men’s Health magazine is the source of a lot of different angles and ideas on the male/female equation.  This next one is right up Yakima’s alley.  The valley boast a lot of natural born hunters and outdoorsy types and apparently that’s part of the formula for turning heads.

A new study reveals that women find men more attractive if they took part in "hunter-gatherer" risks such as handling fire, climbing rocks in remote areas, and swimming across rivers.  Just imagine the overwhelming impact of swimming a mountain river with a firebrand in your mouth? Anyone?  But wait, there’s more…

However the ladies found it unattractive when potential mates engaged in modern risks such as pirating a DVD, or shunning antivirus software. Study author, Dr. John Petraitis, explains, saying, "Someone who can climb higher, swim colder waters, navigate whitewater, and tolerate temperature extremes would have been a good provider and partner in the hunter-gatherer era of human existence." So the preference is most likely the result of natural selection. (Men's Health)

Hunter-gatherer era?  Hey Doc, come spend a Yakima weekend in the N

ile. The era lives on!