Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach him to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.


I agree with a lot of what you said. There is nothing wrong with mentoring a beginner or helping out a friend that is down. There is also nothing wrong with letting everyone in the world hunt your stands if that sits well with you. Your point about helping the future of the sport is right on the money, so I ask - HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE HAVE VOLUNTEERED TIME TO THEIR STATE BOWHUNTING ORGANIZATION? Letting someone hunt your stand is like giving him a fish,one maneats for a day. The way to address the future of hunting is by getting involved with pro-hunting organizations. Being a member is a good start but "getting involved" is more. I wonder how many people who have responded to this thread and called me or others like me "selfish" have actually volunteered years of their own time to a pro-hunting organization that is working for the future of ALL hunters. It is real easy for someone to bash others on an internet thread as they point out a problem but how many of them have actually did something to address the real problem?