Tired of former pro athletes turned hunting celebs?

[uncastan]

I think it's good for hunting in a way. These people have a voice for the endeavor even if they're less experienced.

 

[WKR]

If it makes point creep worse then I dont like it

 

[Dexter Grayson]

OP has still yet to name any athletes that have ‘sold out’.

 

[bohntr]

I'd rather see them just enjoy hunting and the outdoors without plastering it all over social media outlets to stay relevant or collect extra $$ at the expense of wildlife

Then stay off social media. That’s how companies make their money…..by endorsing those who are known…..not unknowns.

 

[Augie]

OP has still yet to name any athletes that have ‘sold out’.

in the original post I specifically mentioned that I was not going to be naming individuals or the sellout companies that sponsor them. If you really have to look that hard then I question your intelligence.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Maybe it’s me but I wouldn’t mind seeing Dikembe Motumbo sitting in a tree stand, in full First Lite drawing back his 40 inch DL on a whitetail.

Dikembe doesn’t need a treestand to hunt from above!

 

[Augie]

Then stay off social media. That’s how companies make their money…..by endorsing those who are known…..not unknowns.

I already spend little time on any social media platforms. However targeted advertising prevents you from being fully disconnected. As my job requires me to use a computer I can't just shut the world off. Though I think we'd all be better off if we could.

 

[Dexter Grayson]

Intelligence has absolutely no relation to searching social media for someone who hurt your feelings.

 

[Augie]

Intelligence has absolutely no relation to searching social media for someone who hurt your feelings.

Ahh but intelligence does have to do with reading comprehension big guy, which you failed to use. My feelings aren't hurt, I'm just passionate about the outdoors and don't understand why some people stick their head in the sand to blindly follow people who couldn't give two sh*ts about people like me and you.

 

[KurtR]

As bad as influencers are the same self righteous people bitching about them all the time are just as annoying. At least the meme accounts on insta are funny.

 

[Augie]

As bad as influencers are the same self righteous people bitching about them all the time are just as annoying. At least the meme accounts on insta are funny.

You seem to have a lot to say for someone who previously posted "No not really I am to busy hunting to worry about it". Yet you have all day to follow this thread and have over 2600 messages . All you have done is followed along this thread bitching yourself, take a deep breath and look in the mirror lol

 

[SuspiciousFish]

I dont blame them really. You come out of a sport and you are in top physical shape and you want to be able to continue an active lifestyle and get outside. There seems to be a decent overlap between sports medicine and hunt training as well.

 

[Augie]

I dont blame them really. You come out of a sport and you are in top physical shape and you want to be able to continue an active lifestyle and get outside. There seems to be a decent overlap between sports medicine and hunt training as well.

I'm not blaming them or discouraging them from hunting as they have every right to do so. This has to do with why they feel compelled to start a YouTube channel and start a podcast pertaining to their hunting experiences instead of ya know just hunting for their enjoyment now that they ae retired.

 

[bohntr]

I'm not blaming them or discouraging them from hunting as they have every right to do so. This has to do with why they feel compelled to start a YouTube channel and start a podcast pertaining to their hunting experiences instead of ya know just hunting for their enjoyment now that they ae retired.

Are you compelled to listen to their podcast or watch their You Tube video? Life is full of choices, and it’s a personal choice to be offended….you can simply choose not to be offended. If you don’t like it, don’t listen…..pretty simple, actually.

 

[KurtR]

You seem to have a lot to say for someone who previously posted "No not really I am to busy hunting to worry about it". Yet you have all day to follow this thread and have over 2600 messages . All you have done is followed along this thread bitching yourself, take a deep breath and look in the mirror lol

Well we have 3 feet of snow with a hard crust cant do any thing but obedience not much happening at work and Im bored so messing with lil roksliders is one of my other past times. Now im going to buy some clothes from the sell outs.

 

[Dexter Grayson]

Ahh but intelligence does have to do with reading comprehension big guy, which you failed to use. My feelings aren't hurt, I'm just passionate about the outdoors and don't understand why some people stick their head in the sand to blindly follow people who couldn't give two sh*ts about people like me and you.

See that’s where we differ. You follow people, I don’t. I think you should try it, I bet your feelings wouldn’t get hurt as much.

 

[SuspiciousFish]

I'm not blaming them or discouraging them from hunting as they have every right to do so. This has to do with why they feel compelled to start a YouTube channel and start a podcast pertaining to their hunting experiences instead of ya know just hunting for their enjoyment now that they ae retired.

I see what you are saying but you gotta cough up that alimony check one way or another.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Are you compelled to listen to their podcast or watch their You Tube video? Life is full of choices, and it’s a personal choice to be offended….you can simply choose not to be offended. If you don’t like it, don’t listen…..pretty simple, actually.

Even if you choose to ignore them yourself these people, the social media culture, the self serving attention seekers have an impact on hunting culture. I’d think anyone who hunts would perceive that impact as largely a negative impact.

I have zero mainstream social media accounts yet i still deal with ever more crowded public hunting lands and trailheads full of guys covered head to toe in brand new Sitka or First Lite and Crispi boots without dirt on em.

I think that’s sorta what the OP might be driving at, their impact? Hunt quietly, leave no trace is largely becoming a rare perspective out there.

 

[cnelk]

I started to care when the ability to buy tags I have bought for years suddenly became exponentially harder to get because people want to profit off of become a hunting celeb

Are you limiting your dislike just to athletes?

I would think that Newberg and other Youtube cowboys have done much more damage to your ability to get tags.

 

[LoggerDan]

Mister, no one is ordering or paying you to watch so an so’s YouTube channel or subscribe. You don’t have to watch it, truly.