Well I guess if you are satisfied with reading the magazine and testing some gadgets then its ok for you.

I guess they do offer some discount hunts, but what is the quality of those hunts,my experience is that you pretty much get what you pay for.

On the other hand the orginizations that I mentioned, the NRA,RMEF,NWTF,DU &TU.
also have magazines,gear offers,recommended outfitters,contest and giveaways etc.

They are NON PROFIT and do a heap of things for the betterment of hunting and fishing.
I joined those orginizations because of what they do for the sport of hunting and fishing,not so much as what they do for me personally.

The benifits they perform are for everyone including myself,so I believe that in the long run the benifits they give, far outway the benifits the so called clubs offer.
Just my opinion and I do respect the opinions and beliefs of others.

Join any thing you feel comfortable with,time will tell if you made the right choice.

Larry