re: these grown men should be embarrassed posting all of these 4 point and 6 point bucks

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Of course not when the entire state has the “if I don’t shoot him someone else will mentality”

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Maybe most people don't care about antlers.

It's showings like you're putting on right now that are a big part of the problem we have. And I'm not talking about caring about what other people shoot either. I'm talking about caring so much about the size of the rack. Not only is it causing problems in our own community, but it adds fuel to the anti-hunter fire.

It devalues the animal when all we talk about is the size of the rack, when the perception (and often times the reality) is that the only thing a particular hunter is after is the rack, is something to hang on the wall.

Don't believe that? Just go look at the data that shows support for subsistence hunting versus trophy hunting. More people oppose trophy hunting than simply hunting as a whole.

Now, if you want to make this about the health of the deer herd, maximizing meat yields etc., sure, that's a discussion worth having.

But you didn't. You came in here and made it about ANTLERS!

Hell, let's take this a step further. You think it's embarrassing to be proud of a 4 or 6 point (that might have been killed off public land, mind you)? You know what's really embarrassing? Parading around a 10 point that you shot over a corn pile like you did something special.

But do I really care about how he killed it or why? No. It's none of my damn business. What makes HIM any better than the guy who's hunting public land hard, and the only deer he comes across is a spike or a 4 point. He's supposed to pass on that deer because YOU think he should? It may be the only deer he has a chance at because he only gets a few weekends a year to hunt.

So maybe you should think about all of that before you judge those guys.