I don't think the entire concept is necessarily in error at all and surely don't see where "out of state" and "in state" enter into the argument. I've seen some real looloos from "in state" in lots of different states and some real skookum sumbitches from both "out of state" and "out of country" for that matter.
The issue of if a guy who is less experienced in the game, less knowledgeable of the local surrounds, has a limited timeframe and harried schedule, has plunked down 5 grand or more, and has probably dreamt of his trip for a long while, certainly through a year or more of planning/booking etc., the entire time building anticipation and priming all of his buddies about the monster he's gonna take feels more "pressure" to try and drop something is a no brainer. Sure he does. And, this is the guy the articles are written for. Like you I don't agree with the conclusions reached by all of the scribes, but generally that's ok because next month they'll write the same article with the opposite conclusion anyway. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The serious hunter, whether a local or a come-from-away knows what he's doing 'cause he's been there and done that before, maybe done lots of "thats" in lots of "theres"...
