Lampers?

[BLJ]

Jealousy. Most guys are jealous of others and love to see them fall.

Jealous of his lamps????

I don’t think they’re that nice.

 

[The Guide]

Look, I don't even particularly like Lampers, but the reason all the threads pop up, and everyone jumps all over these "celebrity" hunters, is mostly jealousy. Dudes can say it's not, but I don't buy it for a second.

If you feel differently, that's fine. All I can say is that's what I see when I see everyone so excited to see another man fail and fall.

I see it as if you are going to put yourself out in public and be a public figure in the "hunting space" you have to hold yourself to a higher standard. You (public figure) are a representative representation of us all whether we want you to be or not. If you break laws and crash out, you put a negative outlook on us all even though we never asked you to represent us. It isn't "jealousy" that feeds the dog pile but it sure is disappointment and disgust. If you can't responsibly follow the rules 100% of the time, don't chase the public profile. Mistakes are made but egregious rule violations get people riled up.

Jay

 

[LongWayAround]

@Justin Crossley

I actually had a fairly positive view of RL. His appearance on Jake and Ryan's podcast changed that opinion for me.

I would love to hunt as much as the "influencer" people. I get out, but I still have to pick my days.

It makes you wonder how some people get so many tags and consistently kill so many animals. When you find out that they didn't really have the tag or did something else out of bounds, it's illuminating.

I like to see the rule breakers get caught. Holding them accountable is important.

He didn't "fail", he committed illegal acts and is now spotlighted for it.

 

[mt terry d]

I'm curious how much money some of these people spend each year putting in for
tags and buying points in several states for multiple species and how that affects the
average guy's chance of drawing a tag.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I'm curious how much money some of these people spend each year putting in for
tags and buying points in several states for multiple species and how that affects the
average guy's chance of drawing a tag.

A lot if you ask my wife

 

[rookieforever33]

Am I the only one that thought we were talking about lamps here?

 

[waspocrew]

I see it as if you are going to put yourself out in public and be a public figure in the "hunting space" you have to hold yourself to a higher standard. You (public figure) are a representative representation of us all whether we want you to be or not. If you break laws and crash out, you put a negative outlook on us all even though we never asked you to represent us. It isn't "jealousy" that feeds the dog pile but it sure is disappointment and disgust. If you can't responsibly follow the rules 100% of the time, don't chase the public profile. Mistakes are made but egregious rule violations get people riled up.

Jay

Very well said. My thoughts exactly.

 

[roosiebull]

Look, I don't even particularly like Lampers, but the reason all the threads pop up, and everyone jumps all over these "celebrity" hunters, is mostly jealousy. Dudes can say it's not, but I don't buy it for a second.

If you feel differently, that's fine. All I can say is that's what I see when I see everyone so excited to see another man fail and fall.

I think part of it is also validation, like “I knew he wasn’t that much better than me” it’s all crazy, that’s all I know, unfortunate on both sides

 

[fmyth]

I've been Lamping = Lazy Camping

 

[Ucsdryder]

Look, I don't even particularly like Lampers, but the reason all the threads pop up, and everyone jumps all over these "celebrity" hunters, is mostly jealousy. Dudes can say it's not, but I don't buy it for a second.

If you feel differently, that's fine. All I can say is that's what I see when I see everyone so excited to see another man fail and fall.

It’s not about jealousy at all. A lot of hunters are tired of this crap because these guys are changing the hunting and outdoor landscape for the worse.

We’re seeing less opportunity, more pressure on public land, and more scrutiny, all while some people turn hunting into a business. They’re cashing in on something that’s supposed to be personal, earned, and respected… not monetized.

For many Roksliders, hunting is a way of life, not a brand or a revenue stream. We work real jobs, save our money, and hunt because we love it, not because it pays the bills.

I hate the way “jealousy” is used on here. In most circumstances its used as a passive-aggressive way to dismiss someone’s viewpoint and assert moral superiority.

 

[RockAndSage]

Look, I don't even particularly like Lampers, but the reason all the threads pop up, and everyone jumps all over these "celebrity" hunters, is mostly jealousy. Dudes can say it's not, but I don't buy it for a second.

If you feel differently, that's fine. All I can say is that's what I see when I see everyone so excited to see another man fail and fall.

There is a reason the Germans invented an entire word for this human behavior - schadenfreude is a real thing in some.

 

[RockAndSage]

Multiple things can be true at once. Few things in hunting get me more riled than poaching, and one of those is people getting a slap on the wrist for it. A public figure poaching, after commercializing his hunts, doubles all that. But there's no schadenfreude - that man screwed himself, and his family, and that's a horrible thing.

 

[BLJ]

It’s not about jealousy at all. A lot of hunters are tired of this crap because these guys are changing the hunting and outdoor landscape for the worse.

We’re seeing less opportunity, more pressure on public land, and more scrutiny, all while some people turn hunting into a business. They’re cashing in on something that’s supposed to be personal, earned, and respected… not monetized.

For many Roksliders, hunting is a way of life, not a brand or a revenue stream. We work real jobs, save our money, and hunt because we love it, not because it pays the bills.

I hate the way “jealousy” is used on here. In most circumstances its used as a passive-aggressive way to dismiss someone’s viewpoint and assert moral superiority.

Gold.