June Fir,Fish,Game - Bridgers trashed traditional & PRB

[rattus58]

Hi Skeet...

You make several strong points that many seem to forget.

1) "it is hunters we need.. not arguments"

Exactly, the anti's don't care what mode we adopt, they are against all of us, and the arguments we have within our ranks about the equipment we use divides us and makes us easier to pick off... and guess who is likely to be the first to be picked off if we all don't stand together...

2) "Hunt your way and let others hunt theirs. As long as it is legal..it surely ain't cheating."

This has always bugged me. You hunted in the general firearms season with your muzzleloader... yeah... and who complained? You CHOSE what you wanted to hunt with. How is it that anyone is interfering with your choice when you get to hunt with your choice.

Modern muzzleloaders and traditional muzzleloaders are not in competition with each other so where is the cheat? For traditionalists to call those that chose a modern loader a cheater divides the ranks, is inaccurate when its legal, and is embarrassing to people like me who hunt traditional along with others who may choose something different.

Good points that I think more of us need to take to heart.

Aloha... Tom