have you read monster muley boards ? do you know how far these Mossback type guiys go ?
$6,000 will make you do some things .... $200,000 will make you do damn near ANYTHING for that one particular bull
No I haven't and like I said if the mossback guys were doing something shady then shame on them. It does seem a little suspect in my mind that CAelknuts defended them so vehemently. I would expect a reasonable reply from a hunter who hunted near them when asked about suspect practicesto say "not that I know of", and not, "absolutely not"
As far as the antlers, although it's easy to rail against horn porn, especially in a cage (unlike this scenario). Antlers make part of even the legitimate hunting world go round. That's why there are special draws, super tags, trophy areas, bonus points in many cases. I was hoping the ol spider bull would break off his antler, but, in the end, I would have had no problem if the guides/shooter were ethical in their pursuit, no matter to what financial end they pursued him. If there are questions about their actions then that is another story.
The spider seemed doomed from the beginning although lately it seemed that he may have been a little cagier then was first suspected...but the odds were stacked atoo far against him.
4 years ago I paid a guy $500 to scout and find me a big Colorado muley buck, and give me the are that buck was in........................these 3 fellows had rode horses into those mtns looking for a big buck. Every weekend they missed some family time, spent family money and worked hard to find THE buck.
Yes, but let's say that a hunter in your shoes (in this scenario) also worked hard, spent time away from family, to make the extra money that earned him this same knowledge...plus he stayed awake for 30hrs straight to get there, paid much larger license fees, had only one shot (the week he was there.... unlike the guys that could hunt off and on for months). Doesn't seem like a lot of inequity there...