Good Things Come to An End. It Sucks Too!

[bohicajuan]

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Seems to be growing numbers of hunters around here, but I'm afraid the number of sportsmen is also in sharp decline. Personally I think outdoor writers and hunting shows bare a big part of the blame.
 Anytime you get a couple guys together there is going to be competition. Just the way we are made. I can do a job in an hour, with one assistant that time gets cut to about 20 mins. The math don't work until you factor in the competition factor. Deer hunting would have stayed at who scores more consistantly year after year or more in the bag if the shows and writers weren't pushing the focus to body mass, antler mass and point scores. Who got the nicer buck ?
 I ask "did it eat better ?" Doubtful. Personally I think does and yearlings make far better tablefare. I won't pass a good size buck simply because bigger deer means more table meat, but will I pass a doe or yearling... not likely. I couldn't tell you how many hunters I know eating tag soup because they were counting points.


 Then comes the whole who's got the latest and greatest. Most of those gadgets and gear are more designed to catch hunters purse strings than put meat on the table. Matching camo in the latest and greatest patterns...is it really that much better than Veitnam era jungle camo or grandpa's old red and black checked shirt ? I have my doubts. Especially if deer see in black and white only.

You know things suck when hunters wear socks and underwear that matches their outer camo.

[John Andrews]

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You know things suck when hunters wear socks and underwear that matches their outer camo.

  Yeah on that, bo! I've wondered if they hunt in underwear only.