It's worse, although I don't much care for the Bass tournaments either. But not so much from an ethical standpoint---I just think they're boring.

At least Real Fisherman do practice catch & release sometimes (maybe all the time) in the real world. Not like these BOZOs' idea.

Thank GOD! Its good to see that some manufacturers have finally come to their senses. Still though its hard to forgive that they actually gave serious thought to the idea.

If you go to G5 web site you will see their press release. I talked to them on the phone today, and E-mailed them. In my conversation and return E-mail, they apologized profusely, and stated that it was their intention to broaden bowhuntings appeal to the public. I am not naive, but maybe that really was the case. I spoke to Lou Grace personally, and he told me that they agrred to sponsor before the video clip on worldhunt.com was even made. I fell he was generally apologetic. Hope I'm not being hoodwinked because I really like their products.

True enough, Big Bulls... and you'll see in my initial reply on the fourth post of the thread by Mattannouncing this debacle that I referenced that very tour and the effects it's had on me as a viewer.

I'm glad they're backin out but yeah, it does seem a little bit late.

I like your thinking bigbulls. I'm always amazed when one thing is ok and another just like it is not. Speaking of fish it always has kind of a fish smell to it. And I'm not one to get carried away like most until I've done some scouting first.

Having bought one of the new peeps and like it I was kind of looking forward to being like the elite hunters. It may have been our only similarity.

They made a poor buisness choice and when the saw the potential for loosing money, as one post put it, they backed out. They are a business. The are there to make money. The people in charge thought this endorsment would make them more money (increase sales). I am taking them at their word that they inked the deal before they knew all the specifics. That was definatly a poor business choice in my eyes. Does it warrent people to ceace from looking into there products. Sure it does if that person has a real problem with it. I personally will continue to consider all the products made by any manufacturer and buy the one that best suites my needs. I have more than one Ruger in my gunsafe and will eventually have a S&W or a few even thought both companies did serious damage to the firearms industry at one time or another. Both are under new management now and i have no problems givein them my money.......

just go out and sling some carbon and have fun. lifes to short for BS like this.

Here is an article up on the BowHuntingTexas website on this sad state of affairs. Interesting reading for those who have been following this issue. It helps to explain why some of the folks have done what they did.

http://www.bowhuntingtexas.com/articles_bowhuntingtexas_com/wha/crazy-1.htm

Most placesthere is a surplus of deer, very close to overpopulation. Not so in the fishing world. Before catch and release tournaments, bass numbers were down and so were billfish numbers, the catch and release spread to the general population, all fish caught were not killed. The stresses of being caught and released are not the same as being drugged with a tranquilizer.

Why is it that the fishermen are "REAL FISHERMEN" when they practice catch and release but these hunters would be just a bunch of "BOZOS"? I guess I am not a real fishermen cause if I am going to go fishing I am coming home with supper and more to go in my freezer for supper another day. They are both a catch and release style of "hunting". Yes fishing is hunting, you are just doing it in the water.

All I know is that I have been drugged for surgery on two occasions and I would have to say that being hooked in the mouth and pulled from my "home", stuck in a small cage, drove around all day, pulled from the cage by my mouth, stuck in a basket, weighed, held up by my mouth again for pictures, put back inthe basket, placed in a holding tank, and finally released miles from where I was initially would be ever so slightly more stressful than being tranquilized.