What makes a "proffesional Hunter"

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How do obtain this so called title of "Pro Hunter" I was at Wholesale Sports and looking at a new rifle and a fellow came up to me somewhat disgusted I was buying a Remington SPS 30-06 and said I need a T/C product. He went on to tell me that is what all the pro's use.
 
scott_r said:
How do obtain this so called title of "Pro Hunter" I was at Wholesale Sports and looking at a new rifle and a fellow came up to me somewhat disgusted I was buying a Remington SPS 30-06 and said I need a T/C product. He went on to tell me that is what all the pro's use.
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Professional to me would mean someone that makes a living hunting.......not indicitive of their skill level I don't think.....just that they derive an income from it. Nothing so-called about it....I think Shockey perfectly fits the title of professional hunter.
 
scott_r said:
How do obtain this so called title of "Pro Hunter" I was at Wholesale Sports and looking at a new rifle and a fellow came up to me somewhat disgusted I was buying a Remington SPS 30-06 and said I need a T/C product. He went on to tell me that is what all the pro's use.
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Well to answer your question quite bluntly... it seems that buying a T/C product would be a step in the right direction... LOL

Did you ask him what "he" uses? :slap:


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A "Pro" anything is usually someone who make a living from a particular skill, as opposed to an "amateur" who may indulge a great deal of time in a hobby or skill, but it don't pay the rent!

As for "Pro Hunter", this is just marketing hype which is usually 90% bull-crap and 10% chicken-crap, which in the end makes it 100% CRAP.

His motivation in pushing you towards a T/C product is profit margin. This usually translates into commission/pay check. Next month he would tell you something else. I know, as I am a sales rep.
 
I used to buy hunting DVD"s, and if the "Pro Staff" and "Professional Hunters"
on those films were anything to go by I don"t think the titles mean very much.
Guys shooting .300 superdooperearsplittenloudenboomermagnum on deer, shooting them way too far back, on deer at 60yds and then shouting and screaming like an idiot when they shot a deer. If they get that excited about shooting a deer, they must"nt shoot very many.
It"s all about moving product, too bad the product happens to be BS.
Although if someone paid me a salary to travel around and hunt, I"d endorse anything they wanted!
 
migrant hunter said:
I used to buy hunting DVD"s, and if the "Pro Staff" and "Professional Hunters"
on those films were anything to go by I don"t think the titles mean very much.
Guys shooting .300 superdooperearsplittenloudenboomermagnum on deer, shooting them way too far back, on deer at 60yds and then shouting and screaming like an idiot when they shot a deer. If they get that excited about shooting a deer, they must"nt shoot very many.
It"s all about moving product, too bad the product happens to be BS.
Although if someone paid me a salary to travel around and hunt, I"d endorse anything they wanted!
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The "pro" in pro staff actually stands for promotional not professional.
 
"...what all the pro's use..." Like beretta boy says, the TV "pros" use whatever the sponsors tell them to use. I wouldn't worry too much about what some guy in a gun shop says.
 
Funny, I met a "pro" outfitter on the weekend. He said he could guarantee me a deer with my bow or I would get my money back or it was free next time. Now I am no pro but how the hell does that work? I have been bow hunting since I was a kid and I like to think I have some very hot spots but every time? come on, what a crock. I asked him if he was hunting in the morning and he said yes. I then asked him if it was a repeat hunter and he quickly changed the subject:rolleyes: I am sure there are some people out there that could get a couple deer a week if that's what you do for a living but a guarantee? I didn't think there was such a thing when hunting. I am in no way trying to bash outfitters here just bul####ters
 
There are professionals that can be outshined by amateurs in many sports, hunting is no different. Professional means that they get paid.

I know an amateur who could have went pro, but passed for a year so he could finish a free degree.

I have been spoken down to a couple of times by a particular hunter/guide/former sporting good store owner who felt he knew everything cause he owned a sporting good store and had hosted US hunters on hunts that were made into DVD's and TV shows, etc etc.
Now he was very knowledgable, but also very biased.
 
I think the Guy in the gun shop has watched too many hunt videos, and is getting confused between pro hunters and pro video watchers.:)

I've seen a few vids and couldn't believe how they were pushing that piece of junk.

Triggers heavy, hammer's ridiculously hard to pull back and on top of that, shot like crap out of the 204 barrel. About 4" group at 100 yds.:stirthepot2:
 
I am a Pro Staffer for
QuakerBoy Game Calls
Realtree Outdoors
Summit Treestands

and as Sheephunter says Pro means "Promotional Staff"

now I also get paid to guide others turkey hunting and am used for my knowledge in the hunt. I do not see myself any better then the next hunter in most type of hunting, however I am successfull in most things I do hunt and only enjoy discussing what made my hunts successfull. Most times in Discussions I listen to others stories and never say a word about any of my own successful hunts.

As a staffer I spend countless hours and on most weekends thoughout the year in stores trying to help other hunters I can, if I have the experence in the field they are after. As for TC products , I can not say they are a bad product, but can not say they are the best either. If the person did not talk to you about why the product is the best choice then I would say he did not know what he was talking about, because of the term Pro.

Just remember all hunters own the best, it don't matter what it is or what it cost ;) ...
 
Pro means the same in hunting as it does in the fishing world. After a buddy bought a new boat with "Pro" in the name I asked him where I could get a sign saying "Amateur"
 
John Marshall,
Outfitter guarantees are just a matter of playing percentages. If they throw out the odd "free hunt" it gets absorbed by by the successful ones. If the guarantees sell a few extra hunts, then they come out ahead.
Having said that, there are a lot of areas that would be rather easy to guarantee a deer or a shot at one.
 
A "Professional Hunter" is someone licensed in an African country for the hunting of big game. You'll often hear them referred to as a "PH". Many countries have a rigorous apprenticeship and certification program to become a PH. A professional hunter (note the lack of capital letters - this is not a proper noun) is by definition a person who makes their living as a hunter. One could argue that guides, who guide much but take little game themselves, are not truly professional hunters. That title would be reserved for true sustenance hunters who hunt to support their families. I think that definition might be a little too stringent and would say that a professional hunter could be a guide as well, provided that the bulk of their income is derived from guiding hunters.
 
Last week the father that put an arrow into a charging grizzly that was attacking his son probably isnt a "PRO" hunter, but I would want him backing me up anytime.As far as the pro hunting videos go you rarely see the shots they miss.
 
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