ORIGINAL: jbowersox
I'll put my two cents in about this next one. My vote is for Ralph & Vicki and not the Lakosky's and here's why. 1) Lee grows big bucks and 2) He puts them on the ground and gives his wife an opportunity to put em down which she consistently does 3) He hunts all season long just like the rest of us. On one episode, they showed how he hunted for something like 50-some days without getting one. Something most of us can relate too. 4) All his hunts aren't guided deals or high fence. He has real world hunting ability.
Now with that said, the Lakosky's time is soon, but shouldn't be this time. Ralph & Vicki advertise themselves as "America's favorite hunting couple" Did you decide that? Did I decide that? Heck NO! Ralph & Vicki's jokes alone are enough for them to get kicked off. As for the those that think the Lakosky's are annoying...I can see your point, but I think they deserve an inkling of respect for what they have done and continue to do, regardless of how or why it happened. Yes, she is a good looking girl, and yes he "farms" big deer which is entertaining. I just think they've earned at least a large portion of their success.
I see your points and while I agree I had to vote off the Lakosky's because they have a higher per acre tractor cost and generally use much nicer farm equipment, not to mention they are Scentlok Pimps. They also shoot Matthews and I am converting to a HOYT hunter in the next week or so and voting off my peeps would not be right. Oh, I also have a friend that used to be good friends with Ralph and Vickie when they ran a shop here in Illinois and he said they are awesome people and ambassadors for the sport.