![]() The shoe doesn't fit everyone it's put onto.īeing a small woods meat-hunter and basically just a nature-lover myself, there are quite a few forms of hunting that I don't like and won't do, but where they're legal, hey, I'm not judge and jury. I used to be pretty disparaging of trophy hunting, but over time have grown less critical - more of a "united we stand" mentality, I guess - especially when I realized that the term itself was being used when maybe it shouldn't be. ![]() I know a guy who spent $50k on a hunt and was bragging about his deer! □Agree, the wanton-waste guys were the worst culprits. These guys that pay thousands to hunt (kill) these high fence ranches also give "hunting" a bad rap. I personally think trophy hunters got a bad name from people who would shoot a trophy and only take antlers and cape. Several counties now have antler restrictions (13" or better) with ample doe tags. In the early 80's, the game regulations changed.īy the mid-90's the deer herd had turned around. Game regulations allowed 2 bucks, at least 3 points and no does. I saw a deer herd in the 1950's go from respectable bucks to what we called "cockle bur" bucks in the late 70's. MattM37, I have witnessed the effect of indiscriminate slaughter of the male and totally ignoring the female of a species.
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