ORIGINAL: AF Hunter
GMMAT, I truly believe it is an ego thing. "Look at this monster I shot in Illinois!", "Yeah, last year I took all my execs to Kansas and the first morning over the feeder I nailed this beauty as he stood there lapping up corn!". ETC.
On the other hand, there are those who do it for the friendship and I don't begrudge that.
I don't agree with this, there may be some who would spend a great deal of time and money to impress their friends, but I've never met any.
The reason that I would travel to another area to hunt is for many reasons. To see different places, different people, geography etc. I will go to Canada some day to try for a giant buck. The reason for this is because I'm so into whitetails that I just have to see a buck up close and in person, that weighs almost 100 pounds more than some of the 220 pounders I've taken where I live. It's all about my personal satisfaction, not what others might think.