Outdoor Edge Wall of Fame

[350 Mag]

I have animals on the wall because I like it, not because I hope YOU will like it.

Thats fine for you but Anti's certainly don't agree with it.

I could care less as I do the same...

There is a certain amount of "showing off" or "pride" involved with it...they are trophies after all?

Saying otherwise is just silly....that is what has driven man to compete since the modern age.

There is competition in almost every aspect of society nowadays....if your 100% immune to it...your not human.

Your saying you have NEVER competed against a hunting buddy to get a larger set of horns?....and displaying such a rack would have NOTHING to do with showing it off?...I am not buying it.

 

[horshur]

gate I am unsure that sanitized pics really show any more respect....just appeal to some fellows sentimental feelings.

the photo shoots are laughable.

 

[H4831]

It is not the Wall of Fame that bothers me in The Outdoor Edge magazine, but I am a bit perturbed with an article in the last issue.
Winefred Lake Lodge, by T.J. Schwanky, is just a three page ad for the resort! There are so few stories in the magazine, that one major article, maybe they call it their feature story, shouldn't be wasted on advertising.
Obviously, he was given a free trip to the resort, so in return, he would advertise for them in our magazine. We, the readers and the money behind the magazine, deserve better than this. If it was a magazine off the shelf, or one we had subscribed to, we wouldn't complain, we would just stop buying it. But this magazine comes to us through our contributions to the wildlife federations of the four western provinces. Thus, we are a captive audience, and I feel they have taken advantage of us.

 

[stanway]

I enjoy the Wall of Fame in the O.E. - mostly to see the young / new hunters and their successes. I personally don't care if someone sits on their animal or not.

I do agree with paying respect to the animal that will feed your family, but I also like to take photos of the moment - to re-live the memory for years to come...or until the next hunt. Let's face it, even if every hunter 'sanitizes' their photos from now on, the antis will just find something else to ##### about.

 

[pharaoh2]

It is not the Wall of Fame that bothers me in The Outdoor Edge magazine, but I am a bit perturbed with an article in the last issue.
Winefred Lake Lodge, by T.J. Schwanky, is just a three page ad for the resort! There are so few stories in the magazine, that one major article, maybe they call it their feature story, shouldn't be wasted on advertising.
Obviously, he was given a free trip to the resort, so in return, he would advertise for them in our magazine. We, the readers and the money behind the magazine, deserve better than this. If it was a magazine off the shelf, or one we had subscribed to, we wouldn't complain, we would just stop buying it. But this magazine comes to us through our contributions to the wildlife federations of the four western provinces. Thus, we are a captive audience, and I feel they have taken advantage of us.

I understand and agree. And there in lies the problem ith any magazine we pick up. A rifle magazine writer writes what he's paid to write. A general outdoor writer will write what he's paid to write. That's why I like the off the wall magazines. I really enjoyed Big Game Adventures for the reason it was writen by regular folks.

 

[Amphibious]

I don't think it's a matter of what one likes or doesn't like in regards to who's complaining about these photo's. I see it as our harvested animals deserve respect. Taking it's life, then sitting on it's back while you wear sunglasses, your hat too low and a cigarette hanging out of your mouth while you give the camara a goofy grin and a thumbs up doesn't portray respect. And that's not a picture you will be proud of either. I doubt you will show that one around at work and get any respect yourself from it. That's just one way folks decribe 'slob' hunters, and it tarnishes the reputation of all hunters. I will not sugercoat anything I do when I tell people I am a hunter, but when I do take pictures, I try to portray the beauty of the animal in it's surroundings that show the experiance, not neccesarily the kill. It's like a small celebration of life. I will not belittle anyone for doing what they do, I would however like to see cleaner pictures that offer the respect the animals deserve.

couldn't have said it any better.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Well, I don't get a chance to see that magazine, however, I don't see a problem with showing blood and guts to other hunters.
However, showing pics like that to someone who has never experienced hunting, is probably not the way you're going to get them out there hunting.
To a non-hunter, pics like that, justify everything the antis have said about us.