HuntingNet.com Forums - Is the obsession to shoot big bucks corrupting bowhunting?

I skipped the posts beyond page 1. Honestly, I wouldn't know a 10 class from a 100 class from a 1000 class buck, and have absolutely no desire to recognize a difference. Ihunt because I love to hunt. Not for meat nor trophy, but for the passion I have of the hunt itself.

The P&Y scoring system was designed to demonstrate bowhunter proficiency amonst a nonhunting public, in order to legitimize bowhunting. When we begin toembrace empirecal "scores" in the highest or sole regard,then that is a problem.The scoring systemhas been convoluted into and an end, rather than a means. Passion for the hunt, has largely and tragically been replaced by a quest for ill-percieved, individualfame, using the ultimate in technological advancements, rather than to demonstrate theeffectiveness of simple archery equipment. When the thirst for individual self-promotion is blatantly and disgustingly evident, particularly to a non-hunting public, then yes, it does a disservice to bowhunting...the very opposite for which the scoring system was designed to achieve.