yep, I did, long ago, and spoke up first. I gave my reasons too...but those seem to have gotten lost in the many pages. I definitely did not ever say that I do it to help the local economy. They will get all or most of the meat and that is fine. My reasons once more:

1. Because the opportunity is there for something that is not ordinary. Contrary to some other's here, I don't look at traveling far and wide as "somehow just not right". In this lifetime you better believe I want to experience all that I can fit in. Out of what we consider normal doesn't have to equate to "silly", "stupid", or "wrong".
2. The challenge. Again, contrary to some of the false and ignorant opinions (yeah you blackfish), you ain't gonna just walk up on a giraffe and launch an arrow into it. If the show discussed did that, then they were hunting a pen, plain and simple. The fact is that giraffes are regarded as a great challenge to get within bow range of. They also are just plain tough, with minimum equipment restrictions placed on them accordingly.
3. The trophy aspect of the hide. I have no desire for a head, neck, shoulder mount.

I never really looked at the original post as a bad thing for hunters. I can understand someone just not being interested. I aksed and never gotten answered...but stillwonder what makes hunting one "silly"?

As far as blackfish's assumption that someone like me is "crazy" and "rich getting bored"....well definitelyas far from rich as possible. I guess iftraveling is crazy as you stated, then I am crazy. I am sure it is crazy to jump in mytruck and drive 20 hours to shoot stingrays with a bow, but I got the itch to do it, went and did it, and thought it was awesome. Hopefully if my Africa trip pans out...I'll come back with the whole experience and think it was awesome too, wondering why some folks are so content to sit back in their little corner of complacency and narrowmindedness and somehow tell others they are wrong or silly forseeing what else the world has to offer.