>>2635884The cutoff on a Pope & Young buck really isn't even that big. I mean I know tons of people that would be in if they wanted to spend the time and money to go get it certified.
But yeah for the really top-end people, they spend alot of time and money growing deer. You never know who is hunting behind a fence, etc.
Having said there there are a ton of people who just own property and like to grow some big bucks as their hobby whether they shoot them or not. It isn't their life or anything. And even if they do they might have the rack mounted and move on. It is almost mental illness to just accuse everyone who trophy hunts of being some kind of full-bore deranged B&C Snob. I mean when I bass fish you better bet your ass I want to catch the biggest fish in the water maybe I'll play around with baits looks for a better spot... but am I going to spend 100k on a boat and trailer and gear? Join tournaments? Stream videos ? Lol no. It's all a matter of reasonability- same with deer.
The internet is just fucked these days though. If you go to a hunting board all they will ever say is "should have given him another year" kek. If you go to a hipster outdoors board all they will say is "I only hunt to feed my family you boomer xyz" which is just pure unadulterated larp shit. It's like there is no one online who is just a regular person who gets trophy hunting within reason or just likes to grow big bucks to watch them. The only people I know like that are irl people who spend time in the woods. Idk maybe I'm the weirdo. Kill a doe or two every year, watch the cams, watch big bucks, maybe shoot a buck every know and then. etc. The larp shit is out of control.
