Internet use of the term "Trophy Hunter"

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Over the past few week, the term "Trophy Hunter" has been thrown around the internet a whole bunch, and it's very en vogue at the moment to "Hate Trophy Hunters, it's only okay if you eat what you you hunt" So everyone here is aware:

"Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game classified as game animals. The primary motivation is to seek the oldest, and most mature animal from a given population, which is typically a male with the largest body size or largest antlers or horns. These animals have made their contribution to the gene pool and are nearing or are post-breeding age. Another motivation for the hunter may be the opportunity to participate in the management of a population by selectively removing these post breeding-age males. Parts of the animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial (usually the skin, antlers, horns and/or head), the carcass itself is often used as food.

Misconceptions exist that trophy hunters just keep the head as their trophy and leave the meat of the animal to waste. It is against the law in most counties to waste legally harvested game, or any game meat that is suitable for human consumption. Hunters who do not bring the meat home from their hunts often donate to local people, or food banks such as Hunters Feeding The Hungry. Trophy hunting should not be confused with poaching, the practice of taking game illegally."

 

[jason73]

great post

 

[jason73]

i grew up hunting .my father is a guide for black bear ,cougar,linx and bobcat.when i was a kid he had a trap line.there is a strict set of rules that must be followed to ensure everything is done properly.my dad still hunts all the time now that he is retired but rarely kills anything.he will go out and run cougars all winter and he probably hasnt killed one himself in 10 years.part of being a hunter is enjoying nature and the outdoors.the rules are set by the govt to ensure that there is a proper amount of tags issued.they make sure there isnt 20000 deer in a place that can only support 500.there is a huge difference between hunters and fisherman and poachers.poachers dont care .they are out for themselves.they are greedy people who dont really care for nature.they are the guys who drop a deer and leave it because it doesnt have the rack they are looking for.hunters hate this shit. hunters want the animals to thrive so they can keep on hunting and fishing.hunters report poacher.they are stealing wildlife from everyone.they also report illegal dumpers who ditch fridges and stoves up in the bush.most places have a hot line for this very reason.there is a huge difference between a hunter and a poacher

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

i grew up hunting .my father is a guide for black bear ,cougar,linx and bobcat.when i was a kid he had a trap line.there is a strict set of rules that must be followed to ensure everything is done properly.my dad still hunts all the time now that he is retired but rarely kills anything.he will go out and run cougars all winter and he probably hasnt killed one himself in 10 years.part of being a hunter is enjoying nature and the outdoors.the rules are set by the govt to ensure that there is a proper amount of tags issued.they make sure there isnt 20000 deer in a place that can only support 500.there is a huge difference between hunters and fisherman and poachers.poachers dont care .they are out for themselves.they are greedy people who dont really care for nature.they are the guys who drop a deer and leave it because it doesnt have the rack they are looking for.hunters hate this shit. hunters want the animals to thrive so they can keep on hunting and fishing.hunters report poacher.they are stealing wildlife from everyone.they also report illegal dumpers who ditch fridges and stoves up in the bush.most places have a hot line for this very reason.there is a huge difference between a hunter and a poacher

You my friend, hit the nail right on the head.

 

[Wintermute]

i think people forget that you either eat the world or the world eats you. we had to kill a whole lot of animals to get to the apex so whiners can bitch about killing animals.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

i think people forget that you either eat the world or the world eats you. we had to kill a whole lot of animals to get to the apex so whiners can bitch about killing animals.

We really are becoming farther and farther disconnected from the reality of the world in which we live.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

My dad is an outdoorsman. I grew up around a lot of stuff that would make most people frown. I have killed countless animals. Skinned pelts of numerous animals too. I learned how to pull hundreds of pounds of leaches out of ponds each day(fishing bait buisness is huge here). Netted fish getting tons. So much more. None of it was for any trophy. This was all before I had a drivers licence.

I don't trap anything or hardly hunt anymore. I may shoot an occational bird, or deer in the fall. I still enjoy fishing. Never in my life have I mounted something on the wall. I don't care what others have hanging on their walls. It doesn't bother me at all.

I can still smell the stench of a pile of skinned muskrats/beaver from decades ago. Pretty gross.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

Off the subject but you may find this interesting. There is a rez up north that is a sovereign nation. They have their own laws and gov. I was told many times they have elaborate tree stands for hunting deer. Using a spotlight is totally legal. So yeah they're probably out all night "poaching". I want to go on record and say, I don't endorse this type of hunt(shining).

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Off the subject but you may find this interesting. There is a rez up north that is a sovereign nation. They have their own laws and gov. I was told many times they have elaborate tree stands for hunting deer. Using a spotlight is totally legal. So yeah they're probably out all night "poaching". I want to go on record and say, I don't endorse this type of hunt(shining).

Neither do I, I find it deplorable. There's a lot of unethical legal hunting that goes on too. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

 

[jason73]

Off the subject but you may find this interesting. There is a rez up north that is a sovereign nation. They have their own laws and gov. I was told many times they have elaborate tree stands for hunting deer. Using a spotlight is totally legal. So yeah they're probably out all night "poaching". I want to go on record and say, I don't endorse this type of hunt(shining).

indians get away with pit lamping here sometimes too.they have self governance and are only asked to comply with the regs because the govt really has no power over them.again it is a few dicks who do things like that giving all of them a bad name.if anyone knows anything about hunting it is about more than the kill. its about the good times.its about the hunt .its about being in the woods and away from the bullshit of the city.its about the hard work and time put in.the reward is the buck.if it was only about the kill people would drive up to a farm and shoot a cow.theres no fun in that its not supposed to be easy .it is supposed to be hard.that is why there is a sense of satisfaction when you come back with some meat for the freezer.the 20x you went out and came back with nothing dont even matter on the day you finally tag out.even the days that you get skunked at least you went up the hill and hiked around and that in itself is a great day.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

indians get away with pit lamping here sometimes too.they have self governance and are only asked to comply with the regs because the govt really has no power over them.again it is a few dicks who do things like that giving all of them a bad name.if anyone knows anything about hunting it is about more than the kill. its about the good times.its about the hunt .its about being in the woods and away from the bullshit of the city.its about the hard work and time put in.the reward is the buck.if it was only about the kill people would drive up to a farm and shoot a cow.theres no fun in that its not supposed to be easy .it is supposed to be hard.that is why there is a sense of satisfaction when you come back with some meat for the freezer.the 20x you went out and came back with nothing dont even matter on the day you finally tag out.even the days that you get skunked at least you went up the hill and hiked around and that in itself is a great day.

It's honestly hilarious how often people think going hunting is like going to the grocery store. "Oh, you went hunting. What did you get?" lol

 

[jason73]

i ditched most of my hunting buddies from years ago because of dick moves and shit hunting practices.i just ran in to one of the guys over the summer at a wedding. he invited me up to his property to do some shooting and i just had to decline.im not into doing shitty things with shitty people.he goes "come on up ill get ya a deer this year.i got them right in my yard.we can cut it up and everything". im not in to shooting someones pet deer .fuck that

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

i ditched most of my hunting buddies from years ago because of dick moves and shit hunting practices.i just ran in to one of the guys over the summer at a wedding. he invited me up to his property to do some shooting and i just had to decline.im not into doing shitty things with shitty people.he goes "come on up ill get ya a deer this year.i got them right in my yard.we can cut it up and everything". im not in to shooting someones pet deer .fuck that

My favorite is guys that shoot their yearly limit of waterfowl in a day because "Well, I only go out one day a year."

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

It's honestly hilarious how often people think going hunting is like going to the grocery store. "Oh, you went hunting. What did you get?" lol

Haha. I live in very brushy woods. I enjoy getting a good group and set up and do drives. A lot of people have elevated stands in clearings. I mean these are sheds on stilts. Nothing wrong with that but I prefer a little more sport. Also driving around in a truck till you find one doesn't attract me at all.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Haha. I live in very brushy woods. I enjoy getting a good group and set up and do drives. A lot of people have elevated stands in clearings. I mean these are sheds on stilts. Nothing wrong with that but I prefer a little more sport. Also driving around in a truck till you find one doesn't attract me at all.

Shooting out of the moving truck is another classy move.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

i ditched most of my hunting buddies from years ago because of dick moves and shit hunting practices.i just ran in to one of the guys over the summer at a wedding. he invited me up to his property to do some shooting and i just had to decline.im not into doing shitty things with shitty people.he goes "come on up ill get ya a deer this year.i got them right in my yard.we can cut it up and everything". im not in to shooting someones pet deer .fuck that

Dude when I was a kid one of the other kids in our party shot a giant black bird. We were hunting deer at the time. I don't want to say this but it was a young _____. His dad whooped the fuck out of him in front of all of us.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Nice to see we're all on the same page. TMMAC hunting trip?

 

[ThatOneDude]

I've only gone hunting a few times, but u want to start down here in Texas. My neighbor goes duck hunting in the fall so I'm going to go with him, it's a start. Gonna teach the army boy how to shoot.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

I've only gone hunting a few times, but u want to start down here in Texas. My neighbor goes duck hunting in the fall so I'm going to go with him, it's a start. Gonna teach the army boy how to shoot.

It's been a dream of mine to go on a hog hunt (beep) So I'm a little jealous that you're in Texas.

 

[ThatOneDude]

It's been a dream of mine to go on a hog hunt (beep) So I'm a little jealous that you're in Texas.

My same neighbor has a friend with some property north of us and he gets invited to hunt all the time. Once my 300 Savage gets down here I'm going to do that too.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

My same neighbor has a friend with some property north of us and he gets invited to hunt all the time. Once my 300 Savage gets down here I'm going to do that too.

There's a strong possibility that if I'm ever in the neighborhood, I'm going to beg you to get me out hunting.

 

[ThatOneDude]

There's a strong possibility that if I'm ever in the neighborhood, I'm going to beg you to get me out hunting.

Let me know, I need a reason and someone who knows what the fuck they are doing.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

Ok check me out. I have a little deer trapping story. I did a concrete basement floor in the late fall. The basement was in a rectangular hole dug in the ground. It started snowing pretty hard tword the end. So we got a roll of plastic and covered the top. We left it covered. Went back the next day and I found a hole in the poly and a dough slipping around down there. Getting it out was kind of a task.

 

[Deleted member 1]

I grew up shooting guns. I never went hunting until about a year ago. Bird hunting (specifically dove) is the greatest thing I've ever done. Granted we ate the meat, but I don't care. It was so exciting and an insane bonding experience among friends.


As for "trophy hunting" being a pejorative, that's just childish. There so many win-wins in which a old male needs to be culled, money for conservation can be raised, and a hunter can get a great hunting experience.

It's sort of bizarre as the internet hivemind has decided that poachers (see dentist and cecil the lion) represent trophy hunters.. They are big stories because they aren't hunting! They are brash ridiculous poaching!!!

 

[Deleted member 1]

It's been a dream of mine to go on a hog hunt (beep) So I'm a little jealous that you're in Texas.

We looked for hogs when I was bird hunting, but found none. I'd love to go hog hunting. So many people need them cleaned up anyways, I'd do it for free. And every once in a while you get a huge shoulder to smoke and drink beer while preparing it.