Matt Rinella knocking it outta the park

This sounds like a nightmare scenario for me having people show up at my camp and want to hang out.
Depends on the situation. If were in the back country camping off our backs I rather not see another soul. If were camping near a trailhead type situation and hiking into a spot each day we enjoy shooting the shit with other hunters or recreationists in general. Met some really great people.
 
Depends on the situation. If were in the back country camping off our backs I rather not see another soul. If were camping near a trailhead type situation and hiking into a spot each day we enjoy shooting the shit with other hunters or recreationists in general. Met some really great people.

I don’t even like seeing people in the grocery store
 
In reading this I can’t help but think you’re referring to me. In the last 5 years I’ve done 3 hunts and shared here on hunttalk. All were long awaited limited entry type things (86 years combined applications UT and AZ elk and MT sheep) - posted here about when I drew and added along the way until I notched tags - all later in the hunts. If so, I’m smiling at the assumptions & wish you the best of luck when your number comes up on a big permit.
IDK man, I can think of at least half a dozen other people he could be referring to that fit his description better. I know one in particular that drives me crazy as his posts literally drip with wanna-be-influencer-juice. They're gross, and I've stopped reading them.

Everyone loves a GH thread.
 
Depends on the situation. If were in the back country camping off our backs I rather not see another soul. If were camping near a trailhead type situation and hiking into a spot each day we enjoy shooting the shit with other hunters or recreationists in general. Met some really great people.
I have yet to meet a "really great" other hunter randomly in the woods. Mostly just B'bags, blowhards, idiots, and poachers.
 
I have yet to meet a "really great" other hunter randomly in the woods. Mostly just B'bags, blowhards, idiots, and poachers.
I met a super nice old dude packing some mules out of the Madison range once when I stopped to help him with a tack malfunction. Gave me his number to call if I killed a bull and needed a hand, as I was hunting on foot and he would be around for the next couple days. There’s a few good ones out there…
 
IDK man, I can think of at least half a dozen other people he could be referring to that fit his description better. I know one in particular that drives me crazy as his posts literally drip with wanna-be-influencer-juice. They're gross, and I've stopped reading them.

Everyone loves a GH thread.


“I got me a Razor and a CO elk tag. What’s your excuse? Let’s goooo!”

Anyone remember that guy? 😂
 
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I have yet to meet a "really great" other hunter randomly in the woods. Mostly just B'bags, blowhards, idiots, and poachers.
We've met all types also. A guy camped near us when we drew a hells canyon archery tag one year stands out as everything on your list except the poacher part.
 
nobody is going to convince me that this is largely not from influencers and social media. There’s not an additional 3500 people coming to the conclusion on their own that chasing some dumb ass bird around the forest is a good use of their time.
Ultimately though, isnt on the state and the citizens of that state to deal with the growth in demand?

Good thing someone tried to deal with it a while ago.


Montanans should remember who thought 50 dollars was too much of an increase, and then who got it amended.

 
Ultimately though, isnt on the state and the citizens of that state to deal with the growth in demand?

Good thing someone tried to deal with it a while ago.


Montanans should remember who thought 50 dollars was too much of an increase, and then who got it amended.

Forky do you ever take a nap? I like your persistence, I hope you get to hunt a lot like me.
 
Ultimately though, isnt on the state and the citizens of that state to deal with the growth in demand?

Good thing someone tried to deal with it a while ago.


Montanans should remember who thought 50 dollars was too much of an increase, and then who got it amended.

It’s insane that hunting in Montana is almost free.

You can hunt elk for $20. Apply for a Missouri breaks sheep for what? $15. It’s nuts.
 
In reading this I can’t help but think you’re referring to me. In the last 5 years I’ve done 3 hunts and shared here on hunttalk. All were long awaited limited entry type things (86 years combined applications UT and AZ elk and MT sheep) - posted here about when I drew and added along the way until I notched tags - all later in the hunts. If so, I’m smiling at the assumptions & wish you the best of luck when your number comes up on a big permit.
Guys like you don’t post enough on these forums anymore. It’s a hunting forum for crying out loud.
 
Ultimately though, isnt on the state and the citizens of that state to deal with the growth in demand?

Good thing someone tried to deal with it a while ago.


Montanans should remember who thought 50 dollars was too much of an increase, and then who got it amended.

The base license was never intended to be a way to get more money from NR. It was proposed to be a start on evening out license sales between R and NR and as a way to get people that only bought relatively few licenses to get a little more skin in the game.
Raising the NR base license was a small gift to the wealthy NR that are more then willing to pay more money in exchange for lower draw odds.
 
IDK man, I can think of at least half a dozen other people he could be referring to that fit his description better. I know one in particular that drives me crazy as his posts literally drip with wanna-be-influencer-juice. They're gross, and I've stopped reading them.

Everyone loves a GH thread.
Your likes on my live hunt thread says otherwise. For the record, I wouldn’t hunt at all if not for emojis and social recognition. There - someone finally owned it.
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Would the fight against Mike Lee and his public land hatred have gained as much traction without the "influencers" pushing against it?

I truly don't know the answer, I have a love hate relationship with people who promote wildlife for financial gain. But some do a lot of good things. Just like everything in life have to find a balance with what you're willing to sacrifice to get what you want.
 
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I’m not trying to connect dots to make an argument exactly logical, but one data point I observe that makes me think Matt’s too drunk on his own theory is the way he attacks Randy.

If the United States of America had exactly 0 influencers in the hunting sphere, soft-handed dorks in Washington DC would still be trying to skin Americans of their public lands.

Matt is a scientist, and something something correlation does not something something causation. It would be no less of a leap to tie the existence of influencers to the reduction of hunting opportunity or quality in given geographies than it would be to tie the existence of influencers to the massive network of oppositional momentum when those shitty ideas come out of those dorks in Washington DC. We recently saw that in fact.

From an anecdotal perspective extrapolated, I think a lot of the people reading this are far more educated and effective as advocates for hunting because of at least one influencer. I am.

To be clear, that’s not a defense of influencers at large nor a claim that everything Matt says is wrong - he’s just implementing the conclusion of his hypothesis too broadly and/or in the wrong way.
 

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