Here I thought Ryan Lamper was one of the good guys for the hunting world…

Bugger said:
Looks like GoHunt just scrubbed everything about him and his sponsorship from their site too. Not a good look for a mapping software company to be linked to those unit violations. We’ve been thru this before with other poachers but I’ve never seen this level of quick disassociation and deleting all historical publications with a guy. Either he’s asking them to do it out of courtesy or there’s more coming down the pipe.
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His web page is down too
 
There was another case recently in that area where someone was killing wolves in an area with low bounty and reporting them killed in an area with higher bounty, similar to one of Lampers charges. Wonder if they're connected?
 
I might have to go down that way and try for a wolf. Because just like Griz and wolves up north. I think they're a mythical creature.
 
I was just thinking I haven’t seen a post from him in a while then I tried searching his IG and couldn’t find it.


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ColoradoBackpackHunter said:
It’s getting hard to enjoy YouTube hunting videos without the pessimistic thought of what dirty little things they did to get it all done but maybe that’s just me being a curmudgeon.
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No, they'll do whatever it takes to be famous. From hunting ranches and lying about it being otc public, editing in fake bugles, buying b-roll of big bucks and bulls to put in their own videos, to full-blown poaching animals where they don't have tags, they'll do anything and everything if it'll keep people watching.
 
IdahoHntr said:
Muleyfreak still has all kinds of sponsors (kryptek, basemap, etc.) with multiple convictions. Kinda crazy that things like this don’t end a career in the hunting world these days.
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And places like Black Ovis carry his products and have ignored numerous folks who have asked about why the are carrying products from a convicted poacher, the latter tips the scale on the easy decision for my to boycott Black Ovis while they do business with a poacher and try to ignore it.

Edit: Damn that dude weaseled into sportsmans warehouse and midwayusa now too.
 
MallardSX2 said:
Nothing is ever what it seems. I always tell my wife that when she starts talking about all the luck these influencers are having or how they keep drawing good tags.....
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No doubt. I really used to enjoy Newberg’s do it yourself shtick until he let it slip (divulged/came clean - take your pick) that a state game and fish teamed up with the tourism board to give him a tag(s) the rest of us aren’t likely to ever draw. I still think he’s a good guy but that changed my outlook/enjoyment of his content. Not uncommon, guys start off producing good diy content and then join the cool kids group and it goes downhill from there.
 
alexnelon said:
No, they'll do whatever it takes to be famous. From hunting ranches and lying about it being otc public, editing in fake bugles, buying b-roll of big bucks and bulls to put in their own videos, to full-blown poaching animals where they don't have tags, they'll do anything and everything if it'll keep people watching.
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Had a flat brim deer hunting video running on the TV just a few days ago where they had in ear pieces. I don’t know Utah law but that doesn’t pass basic ethics muster and seemed ballsy to post on the web but point proven that it’s not the hunt it’s “anything for the kill (post)”
 
rclouse79 said:
I am officially done watching any influencers. Lampers was one of the lowest on my internal dirtbag meter. It seems being an influencer and slime ball go hand in hand.
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There are still decent hunting channels out there. You just have to sort through a lot of bullshit to get there. By that logic, then anyone buying products from any company that gives things to influencers is also contributing to the delinquency and the cycle goes on. We just need to be vocal as a hunting community that this is unacceptable and people need to be held accountable. It doesn’t matter what the group of people are. There is always going to be a number of oval vocal shit birds looking for attention.
 
Ucsdryder said:
This will probably hurt some feelings but those of you reading this thread that consume YouTube content are part of the problem.
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Respectfully disagree. I do see your point but it’s up to the individual/content creator to be honest, ethical and legal. Plenty of guys out there do that and show their unsuccessful hunts and mistakes as well. Additionally, not all of us live in or near the mountains, YouTube content is a good way to learn and gain insight that we can’t gain thru actual experience, not to say it replaces it - boots on the ground is always different. Blaming a viewer for the actions of a creator just isn’t right.
 
IdahoHntr said:
Muleyfreak still has all kinds of sponsors (kryptek, basemap, etc.) with multiple convictions. Kinda crazy that things like this don’t end a career in the hunting world these days.
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Not really
Look at politicians
They have about a 98% re-election rate
If convicted of their crimes
about a 125% re-election rate.
Mathematics be damned, 85% of people are below average intelligence.
 
I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir on this, but imagine Lampers having to explain all this to his kids.

I couldn’t live as a parent knowing if my kid Googled my name, what’s going to come up is nothing but pages and pages of criticism of the guy for (allegedly - so far) the crimes he’s accused of.

All these guys who tout their healthy lifestyles, dedication to self discipline, and delayed gratification and yet they put themselves is a situation like this!? Boggles, my mind…Also, I’ve see mention of videos Lampers made with his kids… I certainly hope he didn’t take any kind of liberties on those hunts to ensure they got an animal otherwise those hunts are just.as much a fallacy for his kids even if they didn’t know it, and he used his kids as props
 
n816kc said:
Respectfully disagree. I do see your point but it’s up to the individual/content creator to be honest, ethical and legal. Plenty of guys out there do that and show their unsuccessful hunts and mistakes as well. Additionally, not all of us live in or near the mountains, YouTube content is a good way to learn and gain insight that we can’t gain thru actual experience, not to say it replaces it - boots on the ground is always different. Blaming a viewer for the actions of a creator just isn’t right.
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Valid points. I’ll counter with this… if people didn’t use drugs would there be drug cartels? I know, not the same but the same principle. The consumer is creating the need.

I think we look at it differently because I see all influencers as a negative, not just the ones that get caught cheating.
 
3forks said:
I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir on this, but imagine Lampers having to explain all this to his kids.

I couldn’t live as a parent knowing if my kid Googled my name, what’s going to come up is nothing but pages and pages of criticism of the guy for (allegedly - so far) the crimes he’s accused of.

All these guys who tout their healthy lifestyles, dedication to self discipline, and delayed gratification and yet they put themselves is a situation like this!? Boggles, my mind…Also, I’ve see mention of videos Lampers made with his kids… I certainly hope he didn’t take any kind of liberties on those hunts to ensure they got an animal otherwise those hunts are just.as much a fallacy for his kids even if they didn’t know it, and he used his kids as props
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Saw a picture of him with his kids and it made me sad. I agree with your statement. He brought this on himself but not his family, I hope he’s able to protect his kids from the fallout.
 
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