Anyone else see this?

[Benfromalbuquerque]

As much as I marvel at his dedication, it's simply kind of meh, sad even.

When a Texan criticizes a man’s baiting of game animals… well, that man ought to subjectively evaluate the character he presents to fellow outdoorsmen.

 

[noharleyyet]

When a Texan criticizes a man’s baiting of game animals… well, that man ought to subjectively evaluate the character he presents to fellow outdoorsmen.

 

[Point Creep]

I’d shoot that big bull over a pile of apples in somebody’s back yard with a rifle and enter it into B&C faster than you can say Make America Great Again!

 

[Nick87]

That was a good read. It's funny how everyone justifies fair chase differently. Wouldn't pick up a rifle. But would hunt over bait. Not throwing shade either way.

 

[Valley1320]

Would have done the same

 

[cgasner1]

Would love to see a honest pull on how many here would have taken that animal in those situations. Put me in the grip and grin side

 

[Dave N]

 

[DFS]

Would love to see a honest pull on how many here would have taken that animal in those situations. Put me in the grip and grin side

I would have shot it for sure and then stuffed it right into the closet.

 

[Arcola]

Would love to see a honest pull on how many here would have taken that animal in those situations. Put me in the grip and grin side

Yup, but I would have ditched the bow.

 

[cgasner1]

Yup, but I would have ditched the bow.

I would like to think the bow was by choice. But it may have been a necessity due to where he was hunting hard to say idk where he was

 

[longtail55]

I know money isn't everything but Im more jealous that this guy has the financial freedom that he has. No way your killing 80+ bulls over your lifetime and 3 of them in the top 5 if you don't have the time and the money...

 

[EastTNHunter]

I know money isn't everything but Im more jealous that this guy has the financial freedom that he has. No way your killing 80+ bulls over your lifetime and 3 of them in the top 5 if you don't have the time and the money...

It definitely makes it a lot easier doesn’t it?

 

[Exhausted]

Interesting that the landowner thought he was giving permission for retrieval rather than hunting. Seems like that should’ve been really clear from any phone conversation.

 

[Dave N]

do you have any idea what state this picture was taken?

Yep.

 

[whatnot]

Few years ago we watched as bulls sat in the snow and starved to death.

I've got a real disgust for folks who bait, and ESPECIALLY into winter.

Pretty interesting, I read it and started thinking about how social media might of screwed the guy, then got to the end with the neighbor whose pissed, and "confusion" about hunting vs retrieval.

So to summarize, a new record bull(allegedly),shot under shady circumstances and over bait, replaces tge previous record shot after ten of thousands in finders fees and helicopter searches to kill it.

How exciting

 

[Silver15tacoma]

Hunttalk - where no matter how lucky you get, or how hard you work and earn it, people will always doubt you and hate you for something.

At least he has a 490 inch bull to laugh at some of these comments with!

$$$$

 

[Silver15tacoma]

I’m curious as to how much of this was planned. He had to of known about that bull and I’d assume dumped a pile of money into the raffle for it. Sounds like he was living on a refugee so then they had to wait for him to come off it. For a yard bull I think he probably had a fair amount of work into it knowing full well if he killed that beast everyone would do exactly what they are doing now. Him being an archery guy may have really played into his hands also given the proximity to houses. Either way I think most people are pist he figured out a way to kill that monster

**Had the money to figure out a way to kill that monster

 

[Elkoholic87]

The town pet.

 

[Nick87]

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