I swear every weekend morning when I turn on one of those “hunting” shows I just laugh and laugh but sometimes also just shake my head at what they think they may be doing to help the industry.
Piles of corn or a feeder right there in plain sight, captive audience of game animals all feeding away like they are accustomed to.
The show’s “star” whispering to us the audience about every detail on how they snuck in and planned this and that for months, etc etc then flash their sponsored equipment and the camera guy records the hit.
Well if I had resources yes sir I could buy such “hunts” every year myself too. But even if I did (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) no that ain’t really hunting in my mind either. Not much work involved in scouting if it’s all set up and the table set for the animals in front of you.
I”ve seen the guy you mention in this thread too. Real expert on this and that, I guess.
To me it’s sort of like the trappers out there on video too. Lots of experts out there. And some of them sure give outdoorsman a bad rap and don’t even know it too.
But I know the real guys to pay attention to and I will always pay attention to. You know the quiet dudes who don’t do videos of themselves and I see from time to time pop into the fur buyer. The buyer knows them by name. You know the quiet guys with pickup loads of well handled fur who don’t boast or brag just drop off, do their transaction and head back out into the countryside and you stand there and just think wow that’s a nice load of fur.
One of the things I do love about this forum is it is plumb loaded with the real deal dudes. When someone posts a deer on here, or a hog, or their trapping pics, it’s usually honest and hard working folks doing it right.
Thank you t-man for keeping it REAL.
Jim
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