RE: Trophy Hunting?
Sorry Richie, that dog won't hunt (no pun intented).
<font color=red>"Is this all you have for a response for my questions?"</font id=red>
It was more than sufficient. I shoot what I shoot because I choose to. Justification to you or anyone else is not even on the radar of consideration.
No offense, but who are you that I should have to explain what deer I legally take?
<font color=red>"I choose to hunt because I need to hunt."</font id=red>
No, you don't need to hunt. You won't die if you don't shoot a deer.
<font color=red>"I choose to hunt because I need to help feed the families on which property I hunt on."</font id=red>
For some reason, I highly doubt they'll starve to death if you don't kill a deer or two for them.
<font color=red>"Comparing a misunderstanding of my grammer to gun control isn't even on the same page."</font id=red>
Not only on the same page, but the same paragraph as well. You're wanting people to justify their supposed "need" to kill buck that you personally feel is below your standards. Every day, sportsmen are faced with the same challenges, to show "need" for our gun ownership, hunting, and fishing.
The argument, or rather, demand of explanation, is absurd at best. No one owes you, or any trophy hunter, any explanation for the deer they choose to kill, or pass up. Just like no one owes PeTA or Sarah Brady an explanation for their choices concerning gun ownership or legal hunting activities.
Why do you think any fellow hunter owes you some justification for shooting any deer?
BOWFANATIC
<font color=blue>"SW Iowa Hunter , good post! You hit the nail on the head!
Sorry guys (trophy hunters) , but it is indeed the trophy hunters who will ruin hunting for our future generations. I've heard wolfen68 talk about this problem himself. Whats it gonna take for our grandkids to hunt? Every time you turn around , a group of trophy hunters are leasing up every bit of available land. Whats the term wolfen used? Land mongers? Well , every area leased around here by the "land mongers" becomes TBM."</font id=blue>
OUTSTANDING post! As someone who lives in Illinois, I couldn't agree more.
JRW