I will probably **** some people off with this OPINION, but I feel that outfitters have become so popular because American's these days want instant gratification with as little effort as possible. Outfitters provide that.

I saw one show where a dude was polar bear hunting, and the guide spotted one at first light, went and woke up his client who was sleeping in the camp the guide errected, then brought him out in his sleeping cloths to shoot the animal. And yes, the a-hole even had the nerve to get dressed in his hunting cloths and take a picture with the bear!!! Hey, to each his own, but if that is what you like then don't call yourself a hunter. Your just a person who used an animal for target practice.

For others, hunting is about getting out in nature. Watching the sun come up over the trees. Breathing the fresh air. Seeing and hearing the woods come alive with the sunrise. And of course, it is about the challenge of harvesting wildlife.

And I realize that I will never have a chance to hunt an elk or moose in Louisiana, but the animal I am hunting is irrelavent because I don't trophey hunt. For me a doe brings all the satisfaction that a 10 point buck does.