Originally posted by pav:
Originally posted by jjas:
[b]And you can explain the difference between what you call your "obsession" vs canned hunting all you wish. I understand your point....and I agree.
But you surely realize that these places wouldn't exist if it weren't for the billion + dollar industry that trophy buck hunting has become.
The most knowledgable, hardest working deer hunters I know are trophy hunters. I doubt there is a deer hunter alive that has not killed a trophy buck on purpose. Many just never get a chance...and that is likely their own fault. Some of those people choose to downplay trophy hunting like it is a form of cancer....others from that same group... become clients of shooting pens. [/b]The reality is that people aren't paying top dollar to kill does.......It's about trophy hunting....
And while I agree with you about the difference between trophy hunting deer in the wild vs killing a deer in a pen....the emphasis on trophies has helped push us down this road.....
Check this article out.....It's an interesting read.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2010/08/trophy-trap?photo=1#node-1001330333 Finally, as the year pass and more and more hunting land is lost to sprawl and leasing, I would be be shocked if enclosures don't become more commonplace (and unfortunately)...accepted by many in the hunting population throughout the country.
