I think the point is that because he's a wealthy individual, people outside the hunting community will identify him "As" the hunting community. Just like several people on here have identified people who film their hunts as "destroying" hunting. We as a hunting community need to distance ourselves from people who break our laws and code of ethics. We certainly should not shrug our shoulders and say "no big deal". It is a big deal any time the media gets fuel for the fire. We just need to make it known that those type of people are not our type of people and they do not represent the hunting community as a whole.
Absolutely its a big deal but once again we are separating ourselves because we can't agree on the details. Separation is the last thing we need. We need to stand united and like you said educate the community that hunters are not poachers. This individual regardless of net value is not our voice. We are definitely saying the same thing. But I wanted to point out we need to stop dividing over the details.
Neither he nor most of his products (particularly the trail cameras) will be missed if they drop off the face of the earth tomorrow. Here's to hoping for that... He is exactly the kind of guy that hunters do not need as a representative and that was true even before this little episode. Good riddance.
Have you looked at specific cases to see if that's an accurate statement, about others getting harsher penalties? Might look at it before making the claim (if you have not). I have no idea whether it's accurate or not. Even if it is, I'm sure his money bought the best lawyers available but that's on the justice system's tab and available to anyone that can muster the wherewithal to afford it. Hate the system, not the guy that's able to take advantage of it? I know you're right as far as the law is concerned, I just disagree with the premise in general. Whether I agree with it or not, he was caught and nailed so my opinion there really doesn't matter. I don't agree that people should be able to kill all game on their properties at will but I disapprove of the thought that DNR owns all wildlife no matter where it is too so I don't know what the solution is...I guess we're at it. As far as boycotting companies or products over it, I buy products that do what they are supposed to and I don't give a rat's butt if someone tells me to boycott because of so and so, such and such if I like the product and it works for me. Companies pinning known faces to their products is a cheap ploy I pay no attention to one way or another in most cases. Free market can determine who drops him or not, I don't really care. Sure I'd be upset, I never said otherwise. What I said was he got caught and punished as far as I'm concerned it's no big deal, meaning at this point I don't care. I can't punish the person enough to bring back the deer or to give me a legal shot at it. I'm more concerned with road hunters poaching deer on others property or trespassers poaching off others property. What someone does on their own land is out of my realm of control or material concern. Sure it's a crappy deal but he got caught and punished, I'm over it and not head hunting after the law had it's say. Will I do everything in my power to make sure he gets nailed each and every time he poaches....sure as long as it's somewhere I can do something about it.
While I am at it do any of us really need to defile Bill Busbice's reputation. Isn't he doing a good enough job of that himself? Just saying.
LOL, exactly. He was a POS long before this and will continue to be long afterwards. He doesn't represent me as a hunter and anyone who says he does can pound sand. Simpletons like that are anti-hunter to start with and there's no changing it. I think we all know that the hunting sport is full of mental degenerates like Buspice as is every other sport or whatever, some people just suck.
I love reading through all the debates/discussion and hearing everyone's point of views. I think it is one of things that makes this forum great! Definitely need to have a thick skin and learn the etiquette of discussion around here or you're going to be offended.
Filming hunts does nothing. Commercializing those films and making money and competition and producing an "industry" out of hunting destroyed hunting. You may not be old enough to have lived through the ugly transition, but I can assure you that things are crap compared to what they once were in "trophy" areas. Why? Because the "industry" that made killing big bucks important.
Just saw this Statement on FB: Statement by Bill Busbice Last October, I inadvertently shot a female calf elk while attempting to shoot a bull elk. To make matters worse, I left the scene and failed to report the incident to the warden. The failure to immediately notify the warden was horrible judgement on my part, and for that, I was fined, placed on probation, and lost my privilege to hunt. To be clear, the shot was an accident, and while the failure to report my mistake was inexcusable, I have never and would never intentionally poach. This incident is not reflective of who I am as an outdoorsman. I have spent over 40 years speaking out against poaching and will continue to do everything I can to rebuild trust with the outdoor community. I am deeply sorry for what I did and I am aware that I breached the trust of my fellow hunters in the process. I have accepted the consequences of my mistake and hope everyone will forgive my lapse in judgement. Respectfully, Bill Busbice
You can't show yourself consistently as a genuine jackass and then expect people to believe that your apology is that of a genuinely humbled person. Sorry Bill... It don't work like that.
He left about the whole part about shooting a huge bull after he shot the calf....... If should have read: I took some pot shots into a group of elk. I hit a calf but didn't want to burn my tag on that elk so I kept shooting until I killed the big bull I was after. I had someone else try and cover it up for me but apparently they were inept at hiding the evidence from my lack of judgement and for that I'm sorry I didn't do a better job of covering it up.
Here is exactly what is wrong with hunting today put in turkey terms. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1284101014978058 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Here's an update: An Important Message from: David E. Dudick, Chief Executive Officer Over the course of the past 48 hours, Plano Synergy became aware of a situation which required swift and decisive action. Today, Bill Busbice and Plano Synergy mutually agreed to end their association. Bill Busbice and his partners sold their outdoor brands to Plano Synergy in 2013. Since then, Bill has been providing services under contract to Plano Synergy, principally as a host of the Wildgame Nation television program, until today when that relationship was severed. Plano Synergy will also be cancelling the Wildgame Nation TV show. Plano Synergy has a culture that is grounded in integrity and great respect for the outdoors. This comes with the expectation that we will always do the right thing. Our decisions will always reflect our commitments to our customers and consumers. We have a deep respect for the law, tradition and the ethical practices of our sports. We take pride in serving our industry and promote the fair and lawful practices of game hunting. Every day we strive to be a company that is trustworthy, respectful and fair with our consumers, employees, customers and business partners. We thank you for your trust. Sincerely, David E. Dudick Chief Executive Officer sent from my mini hand held phone
Edited it for correctness. Sorry but that write up was poorly written and dripped of no remorse or true guilt at being ashamed for what he did. He is 100% only sorry he got caught.
