OK I started this and now after reading everyone’s pros & cons here goes:
1st and foremost we MUST stick together and I believe everyone here will agree and feels the same...so lets put that to bed
2nd is this not a discussion board? We are discussing the costs of Trophy Fees and Hunting in high fenced areas
So based on that I can say I have been in a high fenced area ...not to hunt but as a visit and for me its the thought that they are not free range animals and IN MY OPINION i think this gives the anti's an edge because they WILL exaggerate the fence issue.
As far as Outfitters making money I can do the math just like the rest of you can. We can ONLY assume their overhead costs so who really knows and in addition they have chosen their profession just like the rest of us. If you don't make enough at what you do you get out of the job...However I will say this some that do guide do NOT spend 40+ hours every week for 52 weeks a year on that profession. So therefore divide what they do make into what ever hours they do spend now lets compare...similar to a teacher not working all year. Again I'm not knocking it I'm just doing the math. If someone wants to spend the cash opening up a high fenced operation that’s their business just like anyone of us who decide to go into business, it’s a risk we take.
Someone mentioned sitting in a heated blind and picking and choosing "which" deer you will harvest is not all that difficult I agree. Could you imagine how many TV shows would NOT be on if they had to still hunt in every one of those shows? They do make clean kills and that is what’s important the rest is just preference.
I'm Blessed and make a very good living, self employed. Money is not the issue >>> but I'm not paying any more for better scoring buck. I don't hunt a 120 B&C buck any different than I would hunt a 200 class buck so why should a smaller one be cheaper?
Last edited by Outdoor; 03-14-2010 at 04:04 PM.
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