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<blockquote data-quote="TX300mag" data-source="post: 4229080" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>In general, trophy hunting itself is great. I can't see why some are insulted when it's insinuated that they are a trophy hunter. I grew up in Texas and fell right in the middle of it in 1992 when I started leasing managed land. </p><p></p><p>Like anything else, some will take it too far and insist that it's the best method of hunting for everyone, or at least that it's superior to others. As far as trophy hunting in Tennessee goes, sadly it's following the same track that Texas did although 20 years behind. I could tell stories that make your head spin over friendships and even families destroyed over obsession with the size of antlers. </p><p></p><p>This thread is making a LOT of sense and I see a lot of similar patterns Texas went through.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't make sense to ME, but I've come to the conclusion that (in general) the hunters with access to the most private managed land seem to worry most about what their neighbor is doing (and feels the need to employ politicians to limit their opportunity). </p><p></p><p>I've also learned that the more money someone spends on their hunting, the more they assume everyone else does and that meat hunting doesn't make sense. </p><p></p><p>I know people who use their rifle passed down to them, buy no hunting clothes, and hunt on landowner exemption. If they kill five deer a year, a box of .30-30 shells lasts a long time. Am I the only one that knows these type of people? </p><p></p><p>It sounds as if some would rather people be welfare than hunt for food. </p><p></p><p>Like someone mentioned above, I also have six kids. I haven't bought beef in MANY years other than occasionally cooking a ribeye or sirloin for my wife (a handful of times in 18 years). </p><p></p><p>And one other thing I heard mentioned-I will give TWRA WELL over $300 in my license this year just to hunt deer. What is your definition of expensive? Take comfort, there are already plenty of NR who don't hunt anymore because of the cost of the license. My dad doesn't hunt his OWN FARM because he can't justify spending well over $300 for a license to hunt with family a couple of days around Thanksgiving and Christmas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TX300mag, post: 4229080, member: 1683"] In general, trophy hunting itself is great. I can't see why some are insulted when it's insinuated that they are a trophy hunter. I grew up in Texas and fell right in the middle of it in 1992 when I started leasing managed land. Like anything else, some will take it too far and insist that it's the best method of hunting for everyone, or at least that it's superior to others. As far as trophy hunting in Tennessee goes, sadly it's following the same track that Texas did although 20 years behind. I could tell stories that make your head spin over friendships and even families destroyed over obsession with the size of antlers. This thread is making a LOT of sense and I see a lot of similar patterns Texas went through. It doesn't make sense to ME, but I've come to the conclusion that (in general) the hunters with access to the most private managed land seem to worry most about what their neighbor is doing (and feels the need to employ politicians to limit their opportunity). I've also learned that the more money someone spends on their hunting, the more they assume everyone else does and that meat hunting doesn't make sense. I know people who use their rifle passed down to them, buy no hunting clothes, and hunt on landowner exemption. If they kill five deer a year, a box of .30-30 shells lasts a long time. Am I the only one that knows these type of people? It sounds as if some would rather people be welfare than hunt for food. Like someone mentioned above, I also have six kids. I haven't bought beef in MANY years other than occasionally cooking a ribeye or sirloin for my wife (a handful of times in 18 years). And one other thing I heard mentioned-I will give TWRA WELL over $300 in my license this year just to hunt deer. What is your definition of expensive? Take comfort, there are already plenty of NR who don't hunt anymore because of the cost of the license. My dad doesn't hunt his OWN FARM because he can't justify spending well over $300 for a license to hunt with family a couple of days around Thanksgiving and Christmas. [/QUOTE]
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