Maybe it is something to think about.Maybe it's time for a TnDeer WY hunt, pool the points & go
Maybe it is something to think about.Maybe it's time for a TnDeer WY hunt, pool the points & go
Our only hope is for a solid decade of fantastic weather and no disease. Get numbers back up so they can increase tags.
We still have development to contend with but that's for another topic.
I try to keep up with some of the louder voices, just because it's imperative I know what they are pimping out so I can change my pms s if need be.Or start pushing to end the exploitation of our public lands for profit. Start actually enforcing film permit requirements. Set steep rates for film permits (see Missouri's ~$500+ for a few days permit). I think its safe to say "we have enough hunters" now so all the influencers and YouTubers can stop with that nonsense. What got us in this situation with western big game tags is literally exploitation of the resource for profit. Its turned it into a rich man's sport and the common man gets shafted. I'd be fine with hunting content being banned from YouTube and other social media outlets. And it doesn't just end with western big game. Look at the crap show public land turkey hunting has turned into for the very same reason.
He actually talks about it in his latest podcast. Interesting dichotomy. The way that he puts it is that it's a double edged sword: overall hunter numbers nationwide are shrinking, yet western hunting is exploding. You need the hunting advocates to keep laws and lands hunter friendly, yet they can also crowd the lands and increase the point creep.I try to keep up with some of the louder voices, just because it's imperative I know what they are pimping out so I can change my pms s if need be.
Anyways, Randy Newberg is definitely one of the louder ones. I appreciate a lot of what he does but completely disagree with him on recruiting new hunters. People like him don't seem to be going anywhere, each time they get push back or someone calls them out, they seem to come back even more eager.
I don't get it. Each episode I watch they run into people, ***** about point creep, etc…duh you dip chit it's partly your fault.
It is expected that he will defend his endeavors, I bet you he has more money invested in this quest than most of us have saved for retirement.He actually talks about it in his latest podcast. Interesting dichotomy. The way that he puts it is that it's a double edged sword: overall hunter numbers nationwide are shrinking, yet western hunting is exploding. You need the hunting advocates to keep laws and lands hunter friendly, yet they can also crowd the lands and increase the point creep.
Then you have apps and what not like HuntinFool and Gohunt that takes all the legwork out of it and basically give you the best chances and the best spots. It's looking depressing for the younger generation and the opportunities of chasing game out west with ease of access and how long it's going to take to draw some places. I just had this conversation with my youngest (12yr) son about an hour ago. I told him if he really wanted to have an adventure that I suggest moving out there and buying a small parcel of land and work/live out there as much as he can when he gets of age.It is expected that he will defend his endeavors, I bet you he has more money invested in this quest than most of us have saved for retirement.
I'll try to listen to the podcast but it strikes me odd that he acknowledges western hunting is exploding yet he continues to exploit it.
FWIW, I'm of the opinion we don't need anymore hunters. What we need is public support of hunting. Unfortunately, with the cost of hunting going up the demographics of hunters will change as well.
I'm not arguing at all. I agree that the newer wave of hunting videos has changed hunting in negative ways just as much as Buckmasters and other whitetail hunting videos of yesteryear. Changes in behavior and thought process are sure to follow what people consume, whether they admit it or not. I'll give Randy a lot of credit for doing more than just consuming and exploiting, though, as he also actively engages in the government processes in his state and adjacent states to advocate for hunting rights and access in relation to land and wildlife, as well as communicating and advocating for others to do the same.It is expected that he will defend his endeavors, I bet you he has more money invested in this quest than most of us have saved for retirement.
I'll try to listen to the podcast but it strikes me odd that he acknowledges western hunting is exploding yet he continues to exploit it.
FWIW, I'm of the opinion we don't need anymore hunters. What we need is public support of hunting. Unfortunately, with the cost of hunting going up the demographics of hunters will change as well.
It truly is an outfitter welfare program, as well as protecting areas for residents. I don't like the first part, but can't really argue too much with the latter. I do believe that it would spread out the pressure and help with points creep.One thing that can be done in Wyoming is to open Wilderness areas to nonresidents to hunt without a guide or resident. If I can go and hike,fish, and camp in these areas but I can't hunt these same areas alone or with a couple of guys from my state. We all know they use the excuse of nonresident needing "rescued" but truly know it's an agreement with outfitters and such.
Give it about 5 years and we'll have a resident guide that will go hunting whenever cause my youngest is saying he's moving there when he's an "adult" lol.It truly is an outfitter welfare program, as well as protecting areas for residents. I don't like the first part, but can't really argue too much with the latter. I do believe that it would spread out the pressure and help with points creep.
I hate that rule now but when I move out there I'm gonna love itOne thing that can be done in Wyoming is to open Wilderness areas to nonresidents to hunt without a guide or resident. If I can go and hike,fish, and camp in these areas but I can't hunt these same areas alone or with a couple of guys from my state. We all know they use the excuse of nonresident needing "rescued" but truly know it's an agreement with outfitters and such.
Don't forget about your Soddy Daisy hunting buddy. I'll bring you that StarBucks coffee you like lol.I hate that rule now but when I move out there I'm gonna love it
Hope you like wind. Its either windy, gusting winds, or gale force winds in WY. I swear thecowboys I've met, are shorter on one leg because they lean into the wind all the time out there.I hate that rule now but when I move out there I'm gonna love it
I used to shoot NRA High Power matches at a range on the WY border of ID. Holy mackerel that wind!! In the standing position, at 200yds, it would just about push you over. Prone was better, not in the wind, but the distances really pushed your bullets around.Hope you like wind. Its either windy, gusting winds, or gale force winds in WY. I swear thecowboys I've met, are shorter on one leg because they lean into the wind all the time out there.