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Mobowhuntr - In my opinion yes that statement could sum up most of the "industry." And I think many of us agree that it is getting out of control. I think the WHA is a perfect example of being out of control.

I have posted messages way prior to the WHA that said the same thing - especially about QDM.

From what I've read, I really like the Campbell Outdoor Challenge. It is still man and camera versus nature in a free range and ethical manner.Prizes/Money?? I don't see anything wrong with that here. Think the Drury Brothers aren't raking it in from the Dream Seasons? And I think the average joe hunter enjoys watching that program.

We have to draw a line in the sand when the money, fame, and pressurebegin to override the common values and morality of this tradition we are all so passionate for. Once again, I'll site Jimmy Houston attempting to shoot a drugged deer in a high fence enclosure.[:'(] We cannot stand for it! We must voice our severe disapproval at this outrageously pathetic behavior!The WHA is so much worse that I can't even put it in words.

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LMAO! Greg, I like the way you think!! Sounds only fair to me.....Oh, and let's not forget Iowa....;)

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Come on up, be glad to have you. I hear you about the prices. Ours go up every yr.

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HAZCON, you are absolutely correct. I plead guilty on that one as well. I own and watch more hunting videos than I can even count. Maybe I'm just jealous.....[&:] I wish I could make that kind of money doing what I love......

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Face it guys, there's not one among us that does not enjoy a good hornpornfest... The cambell's challenge looks great to me. Looks alot like Drury's Dream Season, but with a wider field of contestents....

As far as the commercialization of hunting...I'm sorry, but that began a LONG time ago, by the definition that you guys give it... Although I agree, it tends to get way out of hand(ala WHA)... There have always been and will always be someone who gets to make a living, be it modest or not so much modest, doing what they love. Keep it real, keep it ethical, and keep it tasteful, and more power to ya!

If I had the money I'd probably be in the cambell's contest... sounds good to me....

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Great Point. IT shows how ignorant some of these 'hunters' or moderators are on these types of sites. They cant see the similarities between the two.

Stop being sheep people

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You got that 100% correct.

They bad mouth one person/ show for turning hunting into a money making competition and the others it is some how perfectly fine.

So now whatI am getting from this is that if the WHA actually killed the animals they were hunting and did it outside a high fence you all would be 100% fine with it and watch the television show. Cause this is exactly what the Dream season and Campbells challenge is.

Personally I feel that if they are going to make hunting a money making competition like Bass Masters did with bass fishingI would much rather it be behind a high fence with home grown deeras opposed to free ranging, wildanimals. Regardlesswether they killed or tranquilized the animals.

That's pretty much been one of my points about the WHA but for some reason people here don't seem to get the correlation between all of it.

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Similarities yes. But the mere fact that the Campbells challenge is not perverting the term "Hunting" for its purposes....

The WHA takes basically all of the bad ideas in hunting, combines it with drugs/tranquelizers, and wants to make into a huge sponsered WWF/Basmasters type production.

What's the grand (season total prize) for Cambells, 13 grand I think? Compared with hundreds of thousands of dollars with the WHA. Cambells is small prize, lots of competitors and afterall, it is actually hunting. Farbmans scheme was nothing but a get rich quick scam, masquerading as a "shot in the arm" for bowhunting. As appearances go, I doubt this Cambell Fella is making much in the way of $$(by comparison). I got no beef with a guy making money while hunting.

You act as if the fact that CC is ACTUALLY HUNTING, is a trivial, inconsequential difference.

Without the commercialization of hunting, we'd all be carrying long bows and mil-surp rifles. The few of us that would still be out there. Make no mistake about it, hunting is what it is today because of the commercialization of hunting. My only problem is when people get greedy and over-zealous like Farbman.

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Please explain "perverting". The way I see it is a person (hunter)isin persuit of ananimal for the sole purpose of shooting it and winning money and prizes.

So what, Bass MAsters is obviously perfectly acceptable to the sportsman public. So is the WWF.

Again, So what. Nascar's Bush league prizes are much smaller in comparison to Nextel cups prizes. Winnings are winnings regardless of what they ammount to. Is murder not murder if I kill just a single perosn or do I have to kill 10 people for it to be considered bad enough for life in prison? Just like 13 grand really isn't enough money to make the participants unethical and perverted hunters but a hundred grand is. BULL CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!

No I am not. It is nothing more than a prize winning competition that requires a person shootthe biggestanimal in order to win. Just like the WHA.



Honestly, is everyone here that incredibly blind, ignorant, or just plain refuses to see that the "WHA" already exists, justunder other names. Seriously, Wake up and pull your heads out of the dirt. If you are all going to come down so hard on the WHA then get out there and do the same to the others out there doingalmost identicalthings concerning hunting.

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I'm still not crazy about the commercialized aspect of it , but at least they aren't needlessly risking the safety of the animals or trying to promote some fishy "catch and release" type garbage . It sounds about like the shows you see on tv to me , except now it's a contest .