Unpopular opinions

[ReaptheHeat]

People who use "run" are some of the most slappable people in the world.

"Running gear" means you are juicing lol.

 

[JeffRaines]

Vortex has a great warranty and you'll rarely have to use it.

I thought this was "unpopular opinions" not "one truth and one lie"

 

[Hnthrdr]

Replaceable blade knives suck

Blacktails are the easiest deer to hunt

Hinge releases are awesome for hunting (this is gaining some popularity recently)

Nymph fishing is boring and for noobs

Idaho has the best nonresident tag sale process

Nymphing is bobber fishing for hipsters…

 

[elkhunter505]

Cellular trail cameras should have a mandatory 1 week delay on all photo deliveries for any hunting application.

Now that’s a ******* fantastic idea

 

[ReaptheHeat]

Alright, high country saged based mule deer taste like garbage.

 

[elkhunter505]

Shooting coyotes anytime other than during offspring season and saying it’s to save deer is a cop out that doesn’t have any scientific backing. Even during offspring season, I’m extremely skeptical that they’re doing that much damage.

Selling sheds for profit should be illegal. Against the NAMWC in my opinion, just because it fell off their head doesn’t mean you’re not profiting off wildlife.

Mountain lion predation is the least of concerns when it comes to bighorn sheep populations.

Bighorn sheep are the easiest game animal to kill in North America.

My Christensen Mesa shoots lights out so I don’t care about sample size

“Hunters are very ethical and trying to get their food in a sustainable way.” I came from bro hunting culture, it ain’t the case for many “hunters”

Montanas deer populations are fine…sarcasm…. I’m from NM so I’m used to way less deer than this and I’m like a hog in a slop pit

 

[elkhunter505]

Ohh and one more. Wildlife GPS locations from the agencies should only be accessible to the public during times outside the hunting season. The fact that it is public info and in many cases has 0 time lag is absolute garbage and really takes all the fun/difficulty out of exploration

 

[Mike D Texas]

I was not joking….when they were $500 they were a great deal. Now that they are double that they are super over rated. Guys buy them, replace the stock, trigger and barrel and act like they are a gift from god. You are into it now $3k.

And yet some don’t and still shoot small groups.

Stocks and such are typically more of a choice than necessity

 

[Andrew12gauge]

^^^ Tell me you've never held a Gen 1 Ruger American without telling me you've never held a Gen 1 Ruger American...

I have held a gen 1 ruger American and I stand by the statement that Tikka’s feel cheap


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[elkhunter505]

Oh and lastly in the sake of fun

 

[flathead#2]

“Unpopular opinion” : a sample size of six is a significantly large enough subset of the population to make inferences about the entire population.

“I own six of XYZ, and since none of them have failed yet, it means that none of their entire product line will ever fail.”
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I bet your fun at parties.
SMH

 

[Huntndog]

As far as whitetail hunting success goes, people skills are far more important than hunting skills.

 

[chaser_2332]

A lot of people like buying new gear more than they like actually hunting.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Nymphing is bobber fishing for hipsters…

Lol, yeah, but the tight line, or “euro nymph” or whatever they call themselves, guys might be worse.

It almost unbelievable how many guys have been fly fishing for years and all they do is nymph. A lot of them don’t even carry tippet heavier than 4x.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I have held a gen 1 ruger American and I stand by the statement that Tikka’s feel cheap


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Yeah, and how many times have you seen on hunting and shooting sites where they bought a Tikka and replaced the stock, barrel, trigger, bottom metal, bolt, etc. ? WTH do you have left and how much did it eventually cost?

 

[go_deep]

Regardless of fur prices, trapping is still worth it.
Proof, when's the last time you made money fishing or hunting?

 

[fngTony]

Alright, high country saged based mule deer taste like garbage.

Yep. Just grind it into burger and season it for spaghetti.

 

[bucksnbirds]

1. Lightweight gear is over rated if you are out of shape.

Its like adding carbon fiber parts to a Honda civic.

You'd get better results by adding more power.

2. Your favorite hunting influincers aren't really that great, they just hunt more. Most of the time if you have the basics down, achieving a higher success rate is as simple as hunting more.

3. Mystery Ranch makes a solid pack.

 

[Broomd]

Had a guy once tell me you need at least 200 acres to consistently kill deer (whitetails). The 69 deer I've killed in about 25 seasons on 48 acres seems to go against that principle.

Yep....
We have 30 acres and we've killed about 25 wt over 17 years, several elk too.
It ain't the size, it's the quality! Our 30 is a deep canyon/wooded bottleneck with a rear meadow and new growth bedding area.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Yep....
We have 30 acres and we've killed about 25 wt over 17 years, several elk too.
It ain't the size, it's the quality! Our 30 is a deep canyon/wooded bottleneck with a rear meadow and new growth bedding area.

Same. My place is a small bottle neck between some large ag areas, a large piece of Corp of Engineers land that gets hammered by the public land hunters and some more timber on the other side. It is ideal.