Originally Posted by JGRaider
Originally Posted by roundoak
Originally Posted by New_2_99s
TV style, trophy hunting isn't for me.

I've shot them, big & small, based solely on what I want !

The one common denominator in all my family's deer hunting, is that every deer we shoot is legal & will be processed, vacuum packaged & eaten by us.

I truly loath the trophy hunter that shoots a big deer in multiple states/provinces & supposedly "donates" the meat from their animal to "the needy" !

You shoot a deer, you should respect the resource & eat it.

YMMV


Interesting, Every hunter in our deer camp has 4 deer tags and many go unfilled for a variety reasons. Some hunters, including yours truly, donate a deer to the Wisconsin DNR food pantry program. My family's needs come first and we eat what we shoot, but I choose to share the bounty of the resource available to me with the less fortunate.



Right on roundoak. Same here in TX, known as Hunters for the Hungry. Great program. I usually give them 4-5 deer every year. I'm pretty sure the recipients do not loathe us.


Sorry Guys,

Not what I meant at all. I'll happily share with friends & family, or anybody that wants to try well cared for Venison.

What I was "trying" to mean was, Shoot a trophy set of horns in multiple states, with no intention of ever eating any of the venison,
 & then justify their behaviour/actions by "donating the meat".

It's not the donating I loath, it's the disrespect behind their intentions from the outset !

Again, YMMV.

Paul.

"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"