NW80,
I grew up on the nothern edge of the Hill Country. Growing up, what we commonly referred to as "Barbado's" are now referred to as "Exotic Rams". Heck, I have even seen pictures on web sites and in magazines of people posing proudly with nothing more than domesticated Delaine/Rambioullet rams with full curl horns they killed on a "hunt".
I understand the concept of the right to hunt and kill whatever you want, I also understand that capitalism, the need and desire to make money, has inundated the hunting industry and in a lot of ways tainted it. I just don't appreciate people talking about what a nuisance a particular animal is and how bad they are then trying to cash in on them.
Whatever happened to letting friends and neighbors hunt rather than trying to see how much $$$ we can profit because we're either lucky enough or rich enough to own land or control the hunting on it? What's wrong with asking somebody from church or your job to come share in the joy of the outdoors? Why not invite young people who MOST LIKELY CAN'T AFFORD TO HUNT OR DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR ADULT GUIDANCE TO DO SO to hunt on your ranch or lease and introduce them to hunting?
This is my last post on this topic but I will say this, we (hunters) are our own worst enemy. If you watch the TV shows, they always end with a statement telling everybody to take a child hunting or fishing, but how many kids do you see on those shows that aren't Bill Jordan's son or Michael Waddell's kids? If we (once again hunters) don't get off our high horses and do more to recruit young people and non hunters into our ranks, one of these days none of us will enjoy the privilege. wor
I grew up on the nothern edge of the Hill Country. Growing up, what we commonly referred to as "Barbado's" are now referred to as "Exotic Rams". Heck, I have even seen pictures on web sites and in magazines of people posing proudly with nothing more than domesticated Delaine/Rambioullet rams with full curl horns they killed on a "hunt".
I understand the concept of the right to hunt and kill whatever you want, I also understand that capitalism, the need and desire to make money, has inundated the hunting industry and in a lot of ways tainted it. I just don't appreciate people talking about what a nuisance a particular animal is and how bad they are then trying to cash in on them.
Whatever happened to letting friends and neighbors hunt rather than trying to see how much $$$ we can profit because we're either lucky enough or rich enough to own land or control the hunting on it? What's wrong with asking somebody from church or your job to come share in the joy of the outdoors? Why not invite young people who MOST LIKELY CAN'T AFFORD TO HUNT OR DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR ADULT GUIDANCE TO DO SO to hunt on your ranch or lease and introduce them to hunting?
This is my last post on this topic but I will say this, we (hunters) are our own worst enemy. If you watch the TV shows, they always end with a statement telling everybody to take a child hunting or fishing, but how many kids do you see on those shows that aren't Bill Jordan's son or Michael Waddell's kids? If we (once again hunters) don't get off our high horses and do more to recruit young people and non hunters into our ranks, one of these days none of us will enjoy the privilege. wor
