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wro1
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Let the fire die
A friend told me of this site and the ongoing debate about the killing of a NV gov. tag bull...
What kills me about this crap is not that the bull was killed, or by whom, but the way he met his demise. The fact that he achieved the ripe old age of 9,10,11 or whatever he actually was is a feat in itself. He lived his entire life on public land in two of the west's most sought after elk units in two states. It is lucky for the White River boys that they killed him when they did, in a couple of weeks it would'nt have been so easy.
In my opinion the hunting in Nevada started its downward ethical plummet with the issue of the first landowner compensation tag. That is what first attracted the big money to these units, When the self proclaimed big dogs of outfitting found the quality of game here and the relative low hunter pressure, not to mention the extended seasons for deep pocketed rifle toters, it became somewhat of a gold rush. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a guide here in the fall. This bull is just the last in a long line of fine trophies taken from my back yard by individuals who have no respect for what they have taken or appreciation for how much effort it takes to actually harvest an animal of that caliber by fair chase standards.
This bull was lynched... plain and simple, not for the velvet antlers, it will have to be stripped to score it, not for the late night glance up at him on the wall over the mantle, but for money and 15 minutes of fame. As for the shooter, just another animal taken by bounty and many poorly placed shots. You should spend more time at the range and less at the bank. Those horns deserve the original cape.
I have seen this bull on the hoof many times, and even watched from afar those from Utah who would call it their own. That Kings camo does'nt work very well, but it is better than baby blue, like the color of her eyes.
I was approached by one of Mark's new helpers in the hopes that I would join this merry band and help find the bull since they were having difficulty and the season opener was just a day away. I declined the invite. I have been involved with this type of thing before and it always ends up in some sort of controversy. Besides, some of them don't have the most stellar hunting reputations, and hunting ethics are always questioned. To me there is alot more to hunting than killing.
This type of thing gives every outfitter and guide a bad name whether they deserve it or not. I don't believe the crap written in this forum over the last couple of days will make a difference to Doyle or Mark, and it will all but be forgotten in a month. The hunting world is what it is, like it or not.
The last time I saw this bull alive, he was running from a paraplane, it is something I could'nt do. I am scared of heights and broken legs.
I was looking forward to hunting him in a month when the season starts. Now I'll just hunt the others... Mark has his pictures and his fee, and Doyle won't have to worry about finding room for him in the next wildlife show. He was a great bull, one of the best I have seen ,in the last three years. He deserved a better death. Maybe screaming at the top of his lungs surrounded by lude women sporting hard and sharp antlers. Not grazing in the open, like Ferdinand, surrounded by a baby blue clad lynch mob.
This is my first time ... be gentle
A friend told me of this site and the ongoing debate about the killing of a NV gov. tag bull...
What kills me about this crap is not that the bull was killed, or by whom, but the way he met his demise. The fact that he achieved the ripe old age of 9,10,11 or whatever he actually was is a feat in itself. He lived his entire life on public land in two of the west's most sought after elk units in two states. It is lucky for the White River boys that they killed him when they did, in a couple of weeks it would'nt have been so easy.
In my opinion the hunting in Nevada started its downward ethical plummet with the issue of the first landowner compensation tag. That is what first attracted the big money to these units, When the self proclaimed big dogs of outfitting found the quality of game here and the relative low hunter pressure, not to mention the extended seasons for deep pocketed rifle toters, it became somewhat of a gold rush. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a guide here in the fall. This bull is just the last in a long line of fine trophies taken from my back yard by individuals who have no respect for what they have taken or appreciation for how much effort it takes to actually harvest an animal of that caliber by fair chase standards.
This bull was lynched... plain and simple, not for the velvet antlers, it will have to be stripped to score it, not for the late night glance up at him on the wall over the mantle, but for money and 15 minutes of fame. As for the shooter, just another animal taken by bounty and many poorly placed shots. You should spend more time at the range and less at the bank. Those horns deserve the original cape.
I have seen this bull on the hoof many times, and even watched from afar those from Utah who would call it their own. That Kings camo does'nt work very well, but it is better than baby blue, like the color of her eyes.
I was approached by one of Mark's new helpers in the hopes that I would join this merry band and help find the bull since they were having difficulty and the season opener was just a day away. I declined the invite. I have been involved with this type of thing before and it always ends up in some sort of controversy. Besides, some of them don't have the most stellar hunting reputations, and hunting ethics are always questioned. To me there is alot more to hunting than killing.
This type of thing gives every outfitter and guide a bad name whether they deserve it or not. I don't believe the crap written in this forum over the last couple of days will make a difference to Doyle or Mark, and it will all but be forgotten in a month. The hunting world is what it is, like it or not.
The last time I saw this bull alive, he was running from a paraplane, it is something I could'nt do. I am scared of heights and broken legs.
I was looking forward to hunting him in a month when the season starts. Now I'll just hunt the others... Mark has his pictures and his fee, and Doyle won't have to worry about finding room for him in the next wildlife show. He was a great bull, one of the best I have seen ,in the last three years. He deserved a better death. Maybe screaming at the top of his lungs surrounded by lude women sporting hard and sharp antlers. Not grazing in the open, like Ferdinand, surrounded by a baby blue clad lynch mob.
This is my first time ... be gentle
