It's a shame!

MGH_PA · Jan 12, 2010

Buck Magnet said: ↑

One of the best posts that I have read in awhile.
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X2! Couldn't agree more.

rednas5 · Jan 13, 2010

GMMAT said: ↑

It's not that there's somebody new there, running the show. It's more of who's NOT there (I agree with the quoted portion).....and what's allowed to transpire.
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Couldn't agree more!

whitetaildave24 · Jan 13, 2010

Great post. Couldn't have said it better.

huntingson said: ↑

Honestly, I think a lot of the down turn in the hunting community as a whole is due to a drastic over commercialization of the sport. How long ago was it that no one described bucks in inches? Now everyone does whether they know what the hell they are talking about or not. How long ago were hunting shows the exception rather than the rule? Now there are numerous channels that show nothing but hunting shows. Kids who are just learning to hunt are taking cameras with them with the intention of becoming famous. Hunting, as in becoming a predator, has been lost by an entire generation. It isn't about nature, the animal of prey, or even the enjoyment of getting away from the hussle of every day life anymore. It is all about "what can I get out of this?". People hunt deer and elk in cages because they are so driven by the thought of killing a big animal and being accepted as a "successful" hunter. Every guy and his brother lather up in scent blocking crap that wasn't even around 15 years ago. Not because it makes hunting more enjoyable, but because they have been convinced that it will help them be more "successful". Hunting and hunters have lost more than they have gained in the past decade. Too many people get on forums like this one and pass judgement based on what they have seen and come to believe is fact from television. TELEVISION! Meanwhile, most of the people on those shows haven't been hunting enough seasons to really know what they are even talking about. The respect that used to be associated with experience is now based on notariety. Problem is most people don't realize that those shows are nothing more than infomercials for the outfitters, bow manufacturers, broadheads, you name it. The real problem with that is the new comers aren't wise enough in the ways of this great sport to know the difference, and so it is them who are the real prey of the hunting industry anymore. It is truly sad where we have come and where we are continually gaining speed towards. However, instead of ever trying to make it better, we as a community bicker over what bow brand is coolest, how ethical/unethical mechanical heads are, how terrible gun hunters are, you name it. Mostly, these bickerings are based on explaining why someone else "did better than us" or why our way is harder or better. Heck, we are so bad that a respected guy on this site came here and apologized for missing three deer this year stating that he "let you all down". How terrible is it that he felt that his fellow hunters would be disappointed in him for doing his best and failing, so much so he felt like he owed us an apology? What does that tell us about us?

Ok, end of rant. Bowhunting.com rules and HNI drools.. or something like that
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MNpurple · Jan 13, 2010

YOU get a cookie!!!

huntingson said: ↑

Honestly, I think a lot of the down turn in the hunting community as a whole is due to a drastic over commercialization of the sport. How long ago was it that no one described bucks in inches? Now everyone does whether they know what the hell they are talking about or not. How long ago were hunting shows the exception rather than the rule? Now there are numerous channels that show nothing but hunting shows. Kids who are just learning to hunt are taking cameras with them with the intention of becoming famous. Hunting, as in becoming a predator, has been lost by an entire generation. It isn't about nature, the animal of prey, or even the enjoyment of getting away from the hussle of every day life anymore. It is all about "what can I get out of this?". People hunt deer and elk in cages because they are so driven by the thought of killing a big animal and being accepted as a "successful" hunter. Every guy and his brother lather up in scent blocking crap that wasn't even around 15 years ago. Not because it makes hunting more enjoyable, but because they have been convinced that it will help them be more "successful". Hunting and hunters have lost more than they have gained in the past decade. Too many people get on forums like this one and pass judgement based on what they have seen and come to believe is fact from television. TELEVISION! Meanwhile, most of the people on those shows haven't been hunting enough seasons to really know what they are even talking about. The respect that used to be associated with experience is now based on notariety. Problem is most people don't realize that those shows are nothing more than infomercials for the outfitters, bow manufacturers, broadheads, you name it. The real problem with that is the new comers aren't wise enough in the ways of this great sport to know the difference, and so it is them who are the real prey of the hunting industry anymore. It is truly sad where we have come and where we are continually gaining speed towards. However, instead of ever trying to make it better, we as a community bicker over what bow brand is coolest, how ethical/unethical mechanical heads are, how terrible gun hunters are, you name it. Mostly, these bickerings are based on explaining why someone else "did better than us" or why our way is harder or better. Heck, we are so bad that a respected guy on this site came here and apologized for missing three deer this year stating that he "let you all down". How terrible is it that he felt that his fellow hunters would be disappointed in him for doing his best and failing, so much so he felt like he owed us an apology? What does that tell us about us?

Ok, end of rant. Bowhunting.com rules and HNI drools.. or something like that
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BJE80 · Jan 13, 2010

GMMAT said: ↑

EI....if you don't shoot a BT (and even if you DO), you're in for a rude awakening on HNI. I've never seen anything on internet hunting forums to match it.

It's appalling.....and an insult to the collective intelligence on the boards.

Objectivity has fallen to the wayside on that forum.
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Agree 1000000%.

It's a shame!

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