I have a question for all of you.

Why do people have such a problem with guys paying to hunt whitetails? I pay anywhere from $3,000-$6,000 a year on a whitetail hunt. Some of you guys probably think that I'm not a "Real Hunter" and/or that I paid to kill "livestock" etc. But if I said I paid $3,000-$6,000 each year on an elk hunt or a mountain goat hunt, you guys wouldnt have a problem with that?

It seems like there is a double standard when it comes to paid hunts. Its alright to hire an elk guide, and its alright to pay $15,000 for a dahl sheep hunt. But if you pay a couple thousand to hunt whitetails or if you hire a guide, then you did something wrong and your not a "true hunter". Why is this?

Personally I dont care if somebody pays $50,000 to kill a whitetail buck, it dosent bother me at all. Just like I dont care if somebody pays $150,000 to kill a bighorn sheep. Somebody wants to hunt on public land and is happy to see a spike then more power to them, but if I or somebody else wants to spend our money to hunt whitetails then that is our bussiness and we shouldnt have to defend our decision.