Originally Posted by
Hatfield Hunter
Your friend sounds like an elitist, so many hunts each year, he is not a hunter, he is a shooter, with all of these hunts lined up how in the world could he possibly scout out his own stands and deer ?????? on my one and only outfitted hunt in arctic circle quebec for caribou, I met a gentleman from Michigan, who stated he has hunted with rifle only for years, , shot much game. after we took out allotted caribou we had a couple of days to enjoy the country so we walked and explored, he followed me like a puppy, I finally asked him why, he said he would be lost with somebody guiding him, he had never hunted alone, or hunted animals on his own. He was I believe in his early 60,s He is another shooter, not a hunter !
Very good points you make. The old fellow I met was obviously wealthy and perhaps just a shooter. In defense of him, he donated a ton of money in defense of hunting, he takes disabled youths (and adults) on hunts all at his expense, and every once of meat from the animals he kills is used. On the caribou hunt he gave me one of his caribou and donated the other to some Natives in the area. He was very humble and only talked about his adventures if asked. He hiked everywhere we went and when I shot my caribou he pitched in and grabbed a front quarter and carried it to the boat....