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<blockquote data-quote="Hirschi1" data-source="post: 1741390" data-attributes="member: 89669"><p>Food for thought, just my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I'm 47, born and raised in southern Utah. At a very young age I remember most everyone used a wood burning stove or fireplace to heat or assist to heat their home. </p><p></p><p>The school district gave the students a couple days out during the deer season. Many people relied on a little venison to help them through the winter. </p><p></p><p>My father hunted for trophy and meat. It was in the sixties that southern Utah and northern Arizona was experiencing an extreme drought. Multiple tags were issued for deer and the season extended so that the deer could be harvested instead of dying of hunger and thirst. Anyways, he killed 17 bucks that year filling his freezer and many widows. Smallest buck he killed that year was a 15" four point (for you easterners that is 4 points on each side). </p><p></p><p>It wasn't until I was 15 when I first learned about guided hunts. I know they existed long before, that's just how sheltered/primitive I was. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward to 2019 in southern Utah and northern Arizona. How things have changed including me. Very few people use wood to heat their home, I still do. The school district has taken away all hunting days from the students. If my children have A's and B's I will excuse them from school to hunt. Every summer/fall we run into paid guides making thousands of dollars from their clients.</p><p></p><p>The ways have changed for sure. Many still hunt in these parts. A lot of trophy hunters have been made. Some meat only hunters remain but not many. It's just so much easier to buy the meat from the store for most people. The hunt tradition still lives on, but the need has changed. It has become much more expensive. Most everything is a draw with only few tags available sold over the counter (mostly general season elk).</p><p></p><p>I'm likely going to take heat for this belief. However, I allow my children to harvest a small buck if they choose the first year they hunt. After that it is 4 point out better ( big 3's and old bucks are exceptions). We raise our beef, but we do eat the wild game we harvest.</p><p></p><p>We do hunt for the sport, adventure, and to help manage the wildlife.</p><p>Hunting is fast becoming a rich mans sport!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hirschi1, post: 1741390, member: 89669"] Food for thought, just my opinion. I'm 47, born and raised in southern Utah. At a very young age I remember most everyone used a wood burning stove or fireplace to heat or assist to heat their home. The school district gave the students a couple days out during the deer season. Many people relied on a little venison to help them through the winter. My father hunted for trophy and meat. It was in the sixties that southern Utah and northern Arizona was experiencing an extreme drought. Multiple tags were issued for deer and the season extended so that the deer could be harvested instead of dying of hunger and thirst. Anyways, he killed 17 bucks that year filling his freezer and many widows. Smallest buck he killed that year was a 15" four point (for you easterners that is 4 points on each side). It wasn't until I was 15 when I first learned about guided hunts. I know they existed long before, that's just how sheltered/primitive I was. Fast forward to 2019 in southern Utah and northern Arizona. How things have changed including me. Very few people use wood to heat their home, I still do. The school district has taken away all hunting days from the students. If my children have A's and B's I will excuse them from school to hunt. Every summer/fall we run into paid guides making thousands of dollars from their clients. The ways have changed for sure. Many still hunt in these parts. A lot of trophy hunters have been made. Some meat only hunters remain but not many. It's just so much easier to buy the meat from the store for most people. The hunt tradition still lives on, but the need has changed. It has become much more expensive. Most everything is a draw with only few tags available sold over the counter (mostly general season elk). I'm likely going to take heat for this belief. However, I allow my children to harvest a small buck if they choose the first year they hunt. After that it is 4 point out better ( big 3's and old bucks are exceptions). We raise our beef, but we do eat the wild game we harvest. We do hunt for the sport, adventure, and to help manage the wildlife. Hunting is fast becoming a rich mans sport!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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