I hear ya there dude,the obsession for big racks is kinda wierd.Yea,they look cool,and even cooler yet on a 250# buck,but ill take a small rack on a big buck any day over a big rack on a small deer.I eat my deer
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I don't know if it's a sport or not.
However, I will say that I tendget annoyed when people are overly competitive about hunting. The obsession with "winning the competition" by having the biggest rack at the expense of things like ethics and fair chase bugs me (ie Jimmy Houston, high fences, etc.).
AndwhenWHA tried to make hunting into a competitive spectator sport like NASCAR I was really ticked off.
It bothers me when guys on TV shoot a nice buck and the first word out of their mouth is "What does he score?".
Sport implies competition. But I think we should remember that the competition is between the hunter and the animal. When we start competing with each other is when the less pleasant aspects of our sport and our personalities surface.