Originally Posted by
bald9eagle
I'm going to try and not step on toes but here goes.....
Hunting is to me the pursuit of game which is to be consumed by the hunter. I hate the way that hunting shows and magazines put their focus on collecting trophies as opposed to the responsible taking of game. To me the vast majority of poaching is done by folks that are looking for something to brag about. We are our own worst enemy by placing our attention on the size of a rack.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not knocking folks that trophy hunt. I just believe that you should take only what you need and leave the rest. If I've loaded the freezer I might go after a hoss but I don't believe in wasting meat.
+1.
Nothing against anyone who want's to wait for a bruiser to step out. To me, that is nothing more that a huge bonus to a successful hunt. Because if they were all giants, then they'd all be the same. What I have a problem with is those who say, "let it go and let it grow". Why? Maybe it will never grow. It might get hit by a car. It might die by some other means. One mans trophy cold easily be considered a world record to someone else. Hunters numbers vs, deer populations vary greatly across the country. I know people that say, I'd never shoot anything under 130", and another who says he won't kill a buck unless it scores at least 160. Well, which one of these guys is right? The 130 guys thinks I'm nuts for a brown is down, meat in the freezer attitude and the 160 guys thinks were both wrong????
I asked both of these guys once if they were flying in the mountains, and they crashed, how would they survive. Starving and having a rifle as a means to hunt with, would you wait for a "trophy" to come by, or would you shoot the first deer you see LOL. They didn't have an answer.
