Honestly, I think a lot of you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about! You're knockinghigh fenced huntsand yetyou've never tried one...certainly the sign of an authority.

If I hear many of you correctly, then the bull bison I took from a 100 square mile ranch in Wyoming (behind fence) was neither fair chase nor free range. These animals could and did go through the fence at will. They roamed where the deer and the antelope play. But yep, I shot my bull behind a fence. I am a slob hunter. I am sorry. Forgive me.

There were many more...

Just recently, I was asked to help cull 6 bull elk from a high fence operation in Colorado. The new owners of a 1200 acre parcel were removing the fence to allow for condo development ( makes me wonder why more hunting isn't going the high fence direction. At least people will have a place to hunt/shop as we continue to suck up more and more real estate). I spent two days hunting the thickest cover you can image. Yep, I thought it was going to be like shooting fish in a barrel. Boy, was I wrong. I merely caught a few quick glimps of dashing elk. I never raised my rifle (I normally huntfree ranging elk in Colorado with a bow for the added degree of difficulty). I hunted as hard (if not harder because of the necessity to remove these animals pronto) as any other elk hunt. There was no "murdering" whatsoever! I tend to think of myself as a fit and able bodied individual. This should have been an easy task right? Wrong!

I have also watched as hunter lined private property (like a fence) waiting for a wandering elk or deer. I've seen those very same hunter drop their gloves and duke it out over a stinking cow/doe, Honestly, I was surprised someone didn't get shot. Hunting public land is not all you guys make it out to be (frankly, It has become incredibly dangerous) and not everyone has a family farm to play on.

Hunting is what we each make of it. We define it for ourselves (morally, gun hunters are just "killers" to some folks). If you would rather shoot a spike, then do so. If you want to see the smile on a disabled boys face, then take him towherever. If you are forced to pay all the money (which it's coming to), you might as well have some sort of gaurantee-whether you're using a bow or rifle. The beauty of beingAmerican is that we all have a choice. The beauty of being a hunter is that we can share a lot with those less fortunate.Moreover, we can allow, those that do not do it exactly the same way asus, alittle leeway. Is shooting from a truck hunting? It is if you're not equipped with legs! At least it is in my opinion.Would I do it? Heck No! I have legs! Is shooting a bow with a mechanical string holding device hunting? It is if you've had a stroke.

Be thankful you can hunt the way you hunt! There will aways be others less capable. Don't get down on them for doing it their way. They deserve triumph as well. Trust me, they know they will never make the book!

Poaching isn't hunting. Hey, now there's something we should all strive to eliminate!

Finally, I think the antisARE watching. They fully understand the concept of "divide and conquer". Let's not give them what they soooo desire! You hunt your way and let me hunt mine! Let's strive to eliminate poaching!