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woodey
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Well after reading the all the posts regarding the Arizona and Nevada Auction Tags, I have to say that none of this is helping the hunters image. Studies have validated the concept that the general public does not object to hunting as a way to continue family traditions and to engage in the outdoors as we know it. However, with all the bad that comes with these auction tags, are we not only fueling the anti's fire?
A couple of items that have come to the top of the disgrace list as brought forward with these posts:
Securing a "rush" guide licenses so a finders fee can be paid by some rich guy to some poor guy who prostitutes himself and the animals we love to hunt; allegations of double crossing by one outfitter against another outfitter so that some "shooter" can kill a big bull in July; hunting bulls in July???; claims that some dude has the rights to a particular animal because he claims he spotted it 1st; ranging someones house to make sure that some arbitrary measurement is not violated only to later have the spot of the "shooter" and the spot where the bull was shot get called into question; having to finish off an elk on someones private property while some homeowner has a meltdown after watching the neighborhood bull get wacked; hunting bulls in a subdivison?.
Is any of this benefiting what we love to do? I know the auction hunters and those who feed off them will jump all over this and talk about all the money that was raised for "projects" that will benefit wildlife and all of us, but is this not an example of diminishing returns?
A couple of items that have come to the top of the disgrace list as brought forward with these posts:
Securing a "rush" guide licenses so a finders fee can be paid by some rich guy to some poor guy who prostitutes himself and the animals we love to hunt; allegations of double crossing by one outfitter against another outfitter so that some "shooter" can kill a big bull in July; hunting bulls in July???; claims that some dude has the rights to a particular animal because he claims he spotted it 1st; ranging someones house to make sure that some arbitrary measurement is not violated only to later have the spot of the "shooter" and the spot where the bull was shot get called into question; having to finish off an elk on someones private property while some homeowner has a meltdown after watching the neighborhood bull get wacked; hunting bulls in a subdivison?.
Is any of this benefiting what we love to do? I know the auction hunters and those who feed off them will jump all over this and talk about all the money that was raised for "projects" that will benefit wildlife and all of us, but is this not an example of diminishing returns?