Honestly, when I bump a doe, it gets in my head that every deer has left the zip code with her. Experience has proven that's not the case, but at that moment it's the feeling I get. For that reason, I don't want a 100 does to bump when I'm targeting a buck. The rut kinda changes that for me...
I don't disagree with anything you are saying and I never made an argument to end PR. I even said as much in my first post. My response was in reference to the data that shows non-hunters are making up a larger portion of the shooting community. Every study/poll/survey shows that hunter...
That's all cool but it's a small bone thrown at target shooters who are providing a larger and larger portion of conservation funding through the excise tax. Over the last decade, recreational shooting has flourished even without PR funds. In contrast, hunter numbers have flatline over the...
To add to this problem, a large portion of hunters are indifferent and sometimes even hostile to non-hunting ownership of firearms. I've heard it here on this forum, on other forums and at the range. Non-hunting target shooters are growing tired of getting beat up by fellow gun-owners. In my...
I lost some deer capes and a few raw coon hides a few years back due to freezer failure. Luckily everything in that freezer was personal and not for customers. I'd like to know how many people (who don't have freezer alarms) went out to check their freezer after reading this post. I did and I...
Why not just give everyone the same degree of respect you would expect them to give to you or your grandmother or spouse or child. Respect can always be lost, but at least start at not being judgmental right off the bat. With that said, respect is a two-way street.