I don't think anyone was speaking on jealous terms. What is to be jealous of? Just because some have the pocket book and some don't.

I think we were talking about hunting shows and the emphasis on trophys and the fact that if you have the money you can get the trophy. It isn't about skill or luck, it is about money! I don' begrudge anyone on thier fortune, hunting has become a money sport. The shows prove it. You see very few shows if any on public land and a hunt on chance, that most hunters face each fall. It would be difficult to make such a show on public land as the opportunities don't present themselves and you actually have to hunt.

I also consider myself a redneck! And I know what B&C means. Those that couldn't get into the B&C go to SCI! One was created for those that didn't make the other. All of those places you mentioned are managed for trophy animals. Raised and managed like cattle. If you have the money you can buy a ranch, cull the poor, feed and cross breed the best and sell trophy hunts. Now go to public land and shoot a trophy, thats hunting and mostly luck. It happens every fall. The new record whitetail from Iowa, last year, wasn't shot on a managed farm or ranch.