The art of hating

Sometimes I get so jacked up and excited when I shoot a cow on a winter hunt when I ride my horse pretty much right to it before I pull the trigger. Some on here probably dont think I'm a good or true hunter because of that. Then I hear alot about you guys who leave your truck at 2 am or midnight and hike for miles and sleep on the rocks so you will be in position at first light and I think "man!" That guy is hard core. Shane who drops a monster 5 point - at first all I see is a picture of him and the bull. My thought was dang what a bull. Didnt think more of it until I started reading all the comments. Pretty sad that some of us look down on someones success when really we are all after the same success.

My point is some people have other means to help them accomplish that goal. Some people have horses which gives them a distinct advantage, others money, and others an internal drive to hike for miles in the dark and spend weeks or months scouting. These are all specific advantages. Still others road hunt because they are lazy and are just out there hoping to get lucky and enjoy just being out with a tag in thier pocket. They shouldnt be looked down on when they drop a bruiser cuz they didnt hike for miles or saddle up a horse and pack into the wilderness. Good for them, thats the way they chose to do it and it worked out for them.

I read about ridges big deer this year several times all I could think was how hardcore he was. I thought "that guy must be 7 feet tall". That was until I met him in person. j/k for ya ridge I'm funny. I read about MWscott72 sleeping on the rocks under a space blanket and thought "thats a guy with a plan right there". I would love to hear the story of the big 5. I'm sure its a cool story also.

Lets all stick together here ok. We have bigger fish to fry.

Ah man.. I am not a hunter hater... But Zac does some shady stuff guys.


That said, the message is there. There needs to be more unity among hunters. At least on the general consensus that hunters should support other legal hunters at some capacity. For the love of our sport.

Imagine if the NBA didn't support the D league, college, and rec/comp(a hunter other than yourself). What if all that went away? There would be no NBA anymore. When you are a minority (hunters are) we need to stick together to a degree. Archers might hate on rifle hunters, but would be made if they all moved to archery. People hate on road hunters, but what if they all left the road and were hiking/hunting in "your spot", which would bother you more? You can't stand on both sides of the fence pissed off.

It is hard not to hate some of the laws, the wildlife board, people making ridiculous profits off our wildlife, organizations that have lost their cause, etc.... but regardless of how we feel about a rule, if a hunter is following the rules we should live and let live.