The trophy with antelope is in the frying pan, and the ease of hunting.
They're about as hard to collect as starving bluegill.
Don't waste your time trophy hunting.
If your just starting now you probably won't draw too many tags in your life.
You might look into something more sustainable to get all geeked up about.
Wild hogs maybe.
Read the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell.
Then look at what this board, the others like it, and the "look at me" social media platforms have done to hunting.
The outdoor whores require infinite growth to survive
The outdoors is a finite resource.
The two are mutually exclusive, and...
500k soldiers x 365 days x 3 years
That would be 547,500,000 rattlesnakes.
Rations sucked, especially for the south. I'm sure any snake that got caught would be eaten.
But I doubt it was daily, or widespread.
BuckVentures
I just saw an episode.
It is the epitome of horrible outdoor shows.
Complete whores? Check
Phony baloney Bible thumping ? Check
Old dude trying to look like young dudes? Check
Whores in head to toe camo doosh uniforms? Check
Wasting hunting time showing non professional...
Cabelas, auction company's, and private collection buyers all take their cut, and rightly so.
But if you have time to market them, you might be able to do it more efficiently, and keep a bigger slice of that cut for yourself.