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So this weekend I was watching a few hunting shows, like always... :D
And for some reasonI noticed that all the hosts were really putting it out there that they all are "Professionals" Which is fine. But then I started thinking what makes them a professional...I thoughtWhat oppurtunity did they have to get them the title of a "professional"
the dictionary says: characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2): exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace

So my question is, Are you a professional? Am I a professional? I think so, I believe I am extremely ethical, and a great ambassador for archers and sportsman. And thatI know that I woulddo nothing to degrade the thing I lovemost.I just get so tired of people (t.v. professionals) putting themselves on a pedistal just because they have a big checkbook. Ofcoarse not all are bad. There are some shows I love!!

What do you all think?

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"Professional", to me, means they do it for money.

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Most of the "pro" stands for promotional, not professional IMO.

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That too is what I get out of it. To bea "Professional" you must get a financial gain... Thanks..

The "Gain" I get is priceless! If I could bottle itI would be rich!! :D

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I am just lucky.

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As I hope to continue to be for quite some time yet. :D

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Do you think they actually get paid to put time in while in the tree? Or are they making their cash from endorsing products?? Is their job actually "hunting"? Or standing in a booth or doing a tv/magazine article endorsing a product?

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There's nothing inherently derogatory nor adoring in either the "amateur" or "professional" labels. One of the greatest golfers that ever lived (many of them, actually) have remained "amateurs".....and we all know that "professional" doesn't automatically indicate outstanding abilities in most areas.

I've known some golf "Professionals" who couldn't break 80. It wouldn't surprise me (in the archery world) if there weren't some "professionals" out there who couldn't hit the water if they fell out of a boat.

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Very good questions, Mikey... I'd think some that were filming such as the Lakoskys or the Drurys could break their time down into getting paid while being in a tree if they divided those hours into the number of sales their DVDs generated, plus all the promotional monies earned by the fact that they're such a popular personality... for most of the others, I think you hit the nail on the head.

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Put it this way....

WHY do people want to talk to them in their booths? Did they see them on TV.......hunting?

IMO...Wyatt Gregory is a professional hunter. I'm not threatened by that, at all. I don't care if Bill Dance's wife takes his fish off (when the camera turns away).......he's a pro fisherman.

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Yep, in my Oxford dictionary it says a professional is"a person who is engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation". So, that doesn't necessarily make them great/good hunters.;)

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Thanks fellas! I agree. I guess it really just pisses me off when "Pro's" imply they are "Better" than you and me.. At least I know I am an amatuer!;)

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You mean, they are not? LOL... :)