New Rules for ALL"Trophy Hunters"

[50inchBucks]

OK, now that the guidelines have been set by this site's new Morals and Scruples Moderator,it appears that we all must follow new guidelines while in the field,so that we will be able to use the word "TROPHY" when referring to the animal that we"harvested"

1. First you must be leagaly below the poverty level,otherwise you are one of those rotten lousy "rich guys" that give the rest of us a bad name.

2.We are now limited to using rifles with a maximum performance level of 35 rem.,to avoid the temptation of taking those 1000yd shots with all that unfair ballistic technology!

3.NO scopes allowed! they make missing almost impossible!

4.None of those fancy european binoculars or spotting scopes allowed! Only optics that would be comparable to a 1968 pair of Tascos are allowed! besides only those damn rich guys can afford those fancy optics!

5.NO horses,4x4's,or quads allowed! These are obviously unfair advantages when persuing game!

6.Non-Residents Only!, Yeah,you heard right! If you are a resident,it means that you live in the same state as the Muleys you hunt,therefore taking up valuable habitat and winter range for big bucks!

7.No fancy hunting boots! Moccasins only! Again an unfair advantage! you weren't born with them on your feet were you? Have you seen the price of new Danners?(More Rich guy stuff!)

8.No high tech-Clothing! Blue jeans and t-shirts only! Hell it worked for Grandpa!

9.You can't hunt areas with a buck to doe ratio of more than one buck to 10,000 does. Anyone can kill bucks in those good areas!
In order to have a real trophy it must come from an area that they don't inhabit.Right?

10.Primative weapons:long bows,smoothbore flintlocks,and slingshots ONLY!. There has been WAY too many advances in "primative" weapons in the last decade! Back to basics!

If you follow these rules and regulations you just Might be able to officially refer to your animal as a genuine "TROPHY"
but only as long as it is smaller than the Ethics Moderators"!
If you even know what a chute plane is, you do not qualify!
You must also be able to provide a copy of last years W-2 form to prove that you aren't one of those damn "Rich Guys".

 

[Tally]

LAST EDITED ON Feb-10-04 AT 05:14PM (MST)[p]Darn......and I thought I was getting close too.
I drove to E. Mont. in my '02 Silverado, loaded my Browning .300 mag with premium ammo, put on my carhart lined pants and Danner boots, put my Kahles binos around my neck(equiped with around the sholder straps....best thing since sliced bread)and put my range finder in my pack.
Passed up some pretty respctable bucks before taking a nice heavy horned 4x5 at 370 yards ( I used my range finder to get the distance after I shot).
Dang, I thought he was a trophy.

Guess I'm going to have to sell my stuff, anybody wanna buy a..........................

 

[Bura Nut]

I definately cant meet up to those standards, moccasins are not cushy enough for my old feet........LOL.......p.s. Tally, what kind of range finder do you have for sale, I am tired of my old bushnell............great post......... Allen Taylor......

 

[BUCKSPY]

Crops get "harvested" and deer get shot and killed. A "trophy" is something I got at the end of little league season. Its about time someone comes up with some creative humor besides the unintentional stuff that sometimes gets uttered by a few.

If stupidity was illegal, the jails would be full.

 

[alwayzbhuntin]

good response buckspy.......and Allen, I'll flip you for those moccasin's. I will buy those rangefinders from ya if Allen doesn't want them, the deer seem not to stand too still while I try to pace off where they are standing and run back to shoot at them.( It's because I don't have the moccasin's).

 

[30plus]

I would just like to add that if you hunt in an area that doesn't have an orange clad hunter on at least every other ridge your deer can't possibly be considered a trophy heck anyone can go into an area with out any otherhunters and bag a big deer but don't call it a trophy or someone who cant or wont get away from the crowds may just take offense. The only way to get away from the crowds is by chute plane any how.

 

[TheKnack]

Man and I thought a real hunter was one who hunted in nothing but furs from animals killed with a rock......Sticks sharpened with stones.....lived only in a cave..........and no fires unless lightening started them.
Best,
Jerry

 

[RLH]

i agree with a fancy binocular clause. my kid has some swarovski's. you can see stuff farther away than i feel like walkin'. i use my yellow 2 power fisher price ones.

 

[Ant]

That's comedy. Thanks for good laugh.

 

[whtailtaker]

I call all my deer trophies-
cause if i even hit them with my (1)one shot single barrel 20" 30/30 open barrel-meaning no sights - I don't have enough time to undo the duct tape and reload and since the stock broke it is getting harder to sight down the barrel- that hammer sure does hurt if you don't hold the gun right! I can't use no fancy scopes or binoculars cause they hit my coke bottle bottom glasses and I can't see anyway

 

[freedivr2]

LAST EDITED ON Feb-11-04 AT 09:39AM (MST)[p]Agreed.....ALL my bucks are trophys to me also. Don't matter to me what other people or forums think one bit. P.S. Those are someone else's rules, BTW, not mine, so it don't bother me one bit.......

Course, that said, I will add that I do wish I had one that was WAY bigger than the rest of em so I could visit a taxidermist someday............