Well for someone who doesnt know me or who I am or anything about me you sure are awfully sure of yourself arent you. I never once said I was not a property owner. However I dont feel the need to throw it aroudn to try to impress people that I own property in order to feel good about myself.

Maybe in Il. that is how you make yourself look and feel important. But around here being a landowner isnt a huge deal. I mean it is nice to be a landowner but that doesnt make me any more important than someone who is unfortunate enough or evenchooses notto own land.

I dont see your justification in being a landowner making you any more important or less important than someone who is leasing land or someone who has rights to hunt via a good old fashion handshake. But then again this could be along the lines of thinking a "trophy" deer is one who scores a certain score or above. While those deer are nice, any deer be it buck or doe should be treated as a trophy. It does not make it the memories any less valuable if it is a 3 pointer, it doesnt taste different if it is a doe or a 189" P&Y (maybe a little tougher but still the same taste) they day that the memories of being afield and friendships stop becoming more important and the size of your harvest becomes more important then it is time to hang up the bow, rifle, shotgun and black powder and take up another hobby such as golf.

I know this is a tad off subject but I dont see where someone who doesnt own land where their opinion is any less vaulable or insightful or what have you than someone who owns land. This is coming from a landowners point of veiw..

So before you ASSume something about someone then maybe you should ask.