I disagree with John Scifres. I do think this to be true, although sometimes the sportsman will be in combinations of stages or the stages my vary by what that persons is hunting. I truly believe at my age I am in the latter. I don't begrudge anyone who is in any one of the other stages what upsets me the most with hunters is the inability to recognize the differences but yet come together for the good of the sport. Why sportsmen continually feud amongst themselves when they are in a minority and need to band together for the good of all boggles my mind. It is so discouraging, to not be on these sites for some period of time and then come back on them only to find the same BS. I had hoped that those on here would rally in opposition against something that is a huge threat to there sport. I would hope they would understand that hunters make up less than 5% of the population and there ability to continue to enjoy their sport is largely contingent on how 80% of the population view them. You have an issue that is in direct conflict of the public game model which has for over a century allow the average man access to game and the sport. You throw the disease in there that can dramatically change both the wildlife population as well as funding for all of the wildlife management and you would think almost everyone for none other than selfish reasons would come together. But no Sportsmen are going to fight over chicken sh*t while the most influential farm lobby both reduces the deer herd, access, threatens wildlife and the sportsmens image amongst those who will decide their fate.

It's depressing to view this and Woody's site.