Stealthy, I don't necessarily disagree with your observations, and I am not here to argue with you (although it is quite fun). I just think there are better battles out there than hunter vs hunter. This was and remains my main point.We need to educate others and be respectful of the legalities sport. How many times have you, I and others, been denied access to private land because of what the "previous" hunter did wrong. I am all about fair chase. I would rather harvest a doe in the wild than have old "Jack Pot" on my wall. It just seems if you start slamming others from partaking in "canned" hunts, it opens the floodgates. What about hunting over bait or outfitters that brag about success rates. I would rather see them proclaim oppurtunity stats than actual kill rates (thankfully many are now starting to do this). Where does it stop?
If this Elk Hunt that Markw went on is a board sponsor, I can't believe you are a member of such a board. Like I said I don't necesarily disagree with your opinion as an individual, but when it is used as consensus statement on a public board, thats when the fur flies.