Red, while I partially agree with what you're saying I think that this isn't always the case. There are many different scenarios that would cause a person to feel a particular way about hunting. Whether it was the way they were taught about the sport, their experiences both afield and with other hunters in the past, interaction with their friends/family, etc etc.

I believe a lot of the time the elitist attitude comes from those people who have and can afford the best gear, the best pieces of property, and can go on those world class hunts. Now I'm certainly not stereotyping any particular individual or groups of individuals because the bickering comes from all types of hunters.

No matter where you hunt, what you hunt with, how many deer you shoot, how much you believe in QDMA, or how long you've been hunting people need to learn to be more open minded when it comes to the methods other hunters use to persue game and realize that we're all in the woods for the same reason.