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Hunting - other than deer
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5833928" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>It's not just the SM 'influencers'</p><p></p><p>A major problem are the outfitters out west. Those that can afford to hire an outfitter to guide them on public land for $7,000 per elk hunt are much more likely to spend $2000 on the tag. Those who cannot afford $2000 for the tag for a self guided hunt weren't ever going to spend $7,000 on the outfitter... That frees up more tags for more outfitted hunts both on private as well as public.</p><p></p><p>I'm in agreement that the SM dudes are a large part of the problem.... but I think the outfitters on public lands are just a culpable. It wouldn't hurt my feelings to see outfitters limited to private lands only.</p><p></p><p>Heck, last year I was offered a FREE fully guided outfitted hunt in the west Wyoming wilderness in exchange for putting in as a group with my 15 points with 2 paying clients who did not have enough points to draw the unit. I would have taken them up on the offer, but had the Alaska trip planned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5833928, member: 2805"] It's not just the SM 'influencers' A major problem are the outfitters out west. Those that can afford to hire an outfitter to guide them on public land for $7,000 per elk hunt are much more likely to spend $2000 on the tag. Those who cannot afford $2000 for the tag for a self guided hunt weren't ever going to spend $7,000 on the outfitter... That frees up more tags for more outfitted hunts both on private as well as public. I'm in agreement that the SM dudes are a large part of the problem.... but I think the outfitters on public lands are just a culpable. It wouldn't hurt my feelings to see outfitters limited to private lands only. Heck, last year I was offered a FREE fully guided outfitted hunt in the west Wyoming wilderness in exchange for putting in as a group with my 15 points with 2 paying clients who did not have enough points to draw the unit. I would have taken them up on the offer, but had the Alaska trip planned. [/QUOTE]
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