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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 981502" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p>Clubs are defined by mission statements and values based objectives. Not every club mirrors the interests of everyone. Understandable. However, one should be cognizant of the location of your home flag before making values based statements that don't necessarily reflect the values of the constituents occupying your home state.</p><p> </p><p> B&C's recent position statement relies heavily on defining the terms "intent" and "long-range." B&C does not define a specific range or criteria when defining long-range. Not having a clear definition to a key term in a values statement leaves the meaning of the term open to vast interpretation. </p><p> </p><p> Intent. The statement, "Long-range shooting, it's not the distance, it's the shooter's intent." B&C has made several correlations if a hunter does not close the distance to a game animal, irrelevant of the hunter's skills and harvest probability, and elects to harvest the animal without closing the distance that hunter is no longer hunting but rather something else. </p><p> </p><p> B&Cs flag is centered in Missoula, MT. According to B&C's current position statement, the vast majority of hunters I have had the opportunity to interact with are now classified by B&C as not hunters but something else. A 300+ yard shot is fairly common in MT. Distance could have been reduced in all of my hunting experiences to include all of those harvests I have witnessed. In reality, virtually in all hunting situations distance can be reduced. Thus, the current position with B&C dictates all of the enjoyable MT hunting experiences are not hunting experiences rather "something else experiences."</p><p> </p><p> Back to your question. Montanans are irritated with outside influence dictating how Montanans should hunt, how they should manage their wildlife, and now how they should close the distance before putting game on the table. Wolves, proposed gun control, and now an organization (once considered a friend to Montanans) dictating how a Montanan should hunt ethically.</p><p> </p><p> Montanans, conservationists and loving supporters to the hunting heritage, are organizing to send B&C a message. NOT IN OUR STATE.</p><p> </p><p> The Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is an official scoring partner of the B&C club. This private to state relationship currently exists due to little to no resistance from Montana sportsman and sportsman organizations. B&Cs recent position statement places this once uncontested relationship at jeopardy. What message would be sent to B&C if enough Montana sportsman organizations and "hunters" petition the MTFWP to remove their state to private relationship with B&C, a NOT IN OUR STATE response to outside influence? After all, what business does a state agency have to do with a private organization without support?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 981502, member: 63748"] Clubs are defined by mission statements and values based objectives. Not every club mirrors the interests of everyone. Understandable. However, one should be cognizant of the location of your home flag before making values based statements that don’t necessarily reflect the values of the constituents occupying your home state. B&C’s recent position statement relies heavily on defining the terms “intent” and “long-range.” B&C does not define a specific range or criteria when defining long-range. Not having a clear definition to a key term in a values statement leaves the meaning of the term open to vast interpretation. Intent. The statement, “Long-range shooting, it’s not the distance, it’s the shooter’s intent.” B&C has made several correlations if a hunter does not close the distance to a game animal, irrelevant of the hunter’s skills and harvest probability, and elects to harvest the animal without closing the distance that hunter is no longer hunting but rather something else. B&Cs flag is centered in Missoula, MT. According to B&C’s current position statement, the vast majority of hunters I have had the opportunity to interact with are now classified by B&C as not hunters but something else. A 300+ yard shot is fairly common in MT. Distance could have been reduced in all of my hunting experiences to include all of those harvests I have witnessed. In reality, virtually in all hunting situations distance can be reduced. Thus, the current position with B&C dictates all of the enjoyable MT hunting experiences are not hunting experiences rather “something else experiences.” Back to your question. Montanans are irritated with outside influence dictating how Montanans should hunt, how they should manage their wildlife, and now how they should close the distance before putting game on the table. Wolves, proposed gun control, and now an organization (once considered a friend to Montanans) dictating how a Montanan should hunt ethically. Montanans, conservationists and loving supporters to the hunting heritage, are organizing to send B&C a message. NOT IN OUR STATE. The Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is an official scoring partner of the B&C club. This private to state relationship currently exists due to little to no resistance from Montana sportsman and sportsman organizations. B&Cs recent position statement places this once uncontested relationship at jeopardy. What message would be sent to B&C if enough Montana sportsman organizations and “hunters” petition the MTFWP to remove their state to private relationship with B&C, a NOT IN OUR STATE response to outside influence? After all, what business does a state agency have to do with a private organization without support? [/QUOTE]
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