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Old 07-30-2006 | 09:31 AM
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Default RE: Is the obsession to shoot big bucks corrupting bowhunting?

Well I might as well throw in my 2 cents. First of all, is bowhunting really any more corrupt than the man corrupting his own hunt? I believe there are a lot of good guys on here and abroad that would never corrupt their own hunt. If you allow a fellow hunter to corrupt your hunt then that is an different issue all together. You may want to "not" hunt with such people. A big buck is just a pride thing if that is ALL you are after. If you are hunting deer to kill the biggest animal with the most horns, YOU ARE A TROPHY HUNTER. If you hunt to enjoy the sport as a whole and possibly kill a good buck, doe, spike or whatever, You are nothing more, nothing less, than a hunter. If you hunt ranched, canned, penned, entrapped deer, you are supporting someone elses livelihood in an attempt to kill a trophy buck in which you can be PRIDEFUL of. NOT, I repeat, NOT a hunter, but a bragger. Someone said on here earlier, everyone always wants the biggest, best, ect. . It's called competition. Competition brings pride. Pride brings boasting. Boasting brings a Better-than-You attitude. That Better-than-You attitude brings,... You guessed it..CORRUPTION. Not just to the sport of bowhunting but to all who take part in such "hunting". OK, So there is my 2 cents. Adios Amigos, So long ding dong, ect, ect....

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