vmartin

good post... i used to think the same way myself.

people come from out of state to hunt with us for many reasons:

- for the piece of mind that nobody else is screwing up the land.
- the simple fact that their work doesn't allow them to spend time in the woods anymore, so if they have only 3 or 4 days off.
- some people are more trophy hunters than others. i don't guarantee anything but atleast they know that there are good deer on the land.
- the also come because there is someone to take care of the animals... foodplots, scouting, giving them treestand locations, lodging, meals.
-out of state tags cost too much to screw around with public deer that are often too pressured to hunt or too small to shoot.
- to some it is a retreat or vacation, why not spend your vacation hunting.

just because you like to do your own scouting and finding your own animals doesn't mean that there are other hunters out there with different likes and dislikes, or even have the same opportunities. i respect them all.

i still think it is a good post, it is good that you are trying to understand what you haven't experienced.

thanks;
vick