I agree 100% Scot.

It's not just the repetition, but the lack of quality, effort, thought and information. Some of this stuff reads like it's coming off the pen of a second grader. It doesn't have to be that way. For a long time, it wasn't that way, IMHO.

Seriously, it's not that hard to spend a few minutes and look up a few things, check your sources, and verify everything that you're saying, before you say it. Be a little original. Be witty. Be sarcastic. That's what makes for good reading.

I like to think of us as stewards of the environment, and that extends far beyond deer hunting. We are supposedly the face of the outdoor community, but I don't think we're necessarily holding up our end of the bargain. In the big picture, I think a lot of us need to start bringing a little bit more to the table, that's all - and that statement, again, is not relegated strictly to deer hunting. It goes far beyond that.

There's a lot more to being a well-rounded outdoorsman than scrapes and funnels. I think we all need to put on the camo pants and walk down that road.