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<blockquote data-quote="hammer33" data-source="post: 5048354" data-attributes="member: 19900"><p>My beef is that the $$$$$ hunting industry is driving the narrative and peoples perceptions. </p><p>When was the last time you saw a show or read a magazine where the focus was NOT on merchandising hunting gear, outfitters, animals, racks or the like? </p><p>IMO 90% of hunting and the joy of hunting has nothing to do with the animal you kill. Your buddies will congratulate you and slap you on the back for that booner, but 10 minutes later have lost interest and are looking for a beer. The whole rest of the world doesn't know or care about the size (marketability) of your deer. </p><p>Look at how a deer is evaluated. Not by the Joy or camaraderie, or quality time spent in nature (too hard to monetize) but by antler score, age class, body weight, points, rack spread, weapon used or other monetizable metric (score) the industry can figure out how to sell. Then telling you those attributes are what is important and you should look for approval for meeting their standards. Its creating a deer hunters narcissism that ultimately results in dissatisfaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hammer33, post: 5048354, member: 19900"] My beef is that the $$$$$ hunting industry is driving the narrative and peoples perceptions. When was the last time you saw a show or read a magazine where the focus was NOT on merchandising hunting gear, outfitters, animals, racks or the like? IMO 90% of hunting and the joy of hunting has nothing to do with the animal you kill. Your buddies will congratulate you and slap you on the back for that booner, but 10 minutes later have lost interest and are looking for a beer. The whole rest of the world doesn't know or care about the size (marketability) of your deer. Look at how a deer is evaluated. Not by the Joy or camaraderie, or quality time spent in nature (too hard to monetize) but by antler score, age class, body weight, points, rack spread, weapon used or other monetizable metric (score) the industry can figure out how to sell. Then telling you those attributes are what is important and you should look for approval for meeting their standards. Its creating a deer hunters narcissism that ultimately results in dissatisfaction. [/QUOTE]
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