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Saying "I don't get it" is not the same thing as chastising. I would only "chastise" if the animal in question was endangered or if it were an illegal kill. I do understand that this isn't the case here. You're blowing my opinions of this way out of proportion.
you really don't get why the people in the link are smiling?
Well played.
Nobody said that. We are saying it takes some exceptional skill to kill the caliber of bear in the OP.
Serious question. What makes a bigger bear take more skill. Is it faster? Seems like a bigger target which would make it easier but would like to know why this is wrong.
Any basis to support this?
I already tried to explain it in my first response. I can't speak for the guy in the OP, but most guys are eating what they're killing. Aside from coyote hunters, which I don't agree with, guys aren't just shooting the animals, taking pics, and leaving the animal to rot.
Then you know very few "hunters". Look at how many people climb into a tree stand on opening day of deer seasons around the country. Hopefully most of them at least went out to the range to sight in their rifle before the season started. Some don't even do that. This will be the only time a majority of them hunt during the year. Pheasant hunters are the same way.
In bowling, you're playing against other bowlers of equal or near equal skill, hence its a competition.
25% probably isn't too far off in my experience. I'd say its:
Oh no, if your guys prepare well they are to be commended. I live in a rural community and could probably name off the top of my head 200+ people that hunt. No way are %25 of those what I would call "hunters"
Ugh. Those are the guys that gives people like Otis the ammo to look down their noses at hunting.
Yup, no doubt.
I think we live in the same part of the country. The guys in our group fall somewhere in the middle. We hunt approx 2 hours north of Omaha, so scouting weeks in advance isn't something that can be done. We do clear some vegetation/trees.
See? The bears don't feel the need to gloat and take a trophy picture. I say the bear was the better man here.
What happened to the first guy? Did the bear go zombie and eat him? When bears go zombie, we are ####ed.
Yea, and what about that #### that flipped the largest pancake... What a d-bag he was....
I think Ned's ratios are pretty close, but I think both him and WDIK's 25% is way off. "Work hard at it" is a vague term though because I don't understand what either of them would disqualify in deeming someone to be a hard worker. I would consider myself in the seasoned hunter categories too, but considering I hunt my own, small tract of land, I plant fields, clear trails and shooting lanes, and check cameras almost year round. There's not much spot and stalk available here, and the animals use their normal funnels, so there's not much scouting involved. I'd say I put in plenty of work not to be considered outside of the "work hard at it" grouping.
Sooooo jealous you have your own land. I hunt mostly public land. I do have a small private spot, but not allowed to do anything to the land (airport property). Neighbors trespass like they own the place and the owners couldn't care less. 
