Jeff, while this may be true in many cases, I think that the "telling" is borne out of frustration. We all know that for a buck to reach trophy status it must be allowed to age. For those that want to hunt a trophy buck, but don't have the means to own land or access exclusive private property or leases, they have to try to work with other hunters. When their initial suggestion is met with, "I'll shoot what I want." they have to turn to trying to convince the others to see things their way. When this is met with resistance it causes preaching and animosity.

It's easy not to preach when you're not the trophy hunter, all you have to do is pull a trigger.