I've never even attended one of the contests. I know that at least some of those guys that win them are really good turkey hunters, but something about the commercialization of both hunting and fishing has always bothered me. I don't question anyone's right to do it, but I've never cared to participate.

No doubt that I am kinda weird. I have bass fished all my life and never entered a tournament of any kind. I guess I hunt and fish for different reasons than most people, but I honestly would have trouble articulating what they are. Good luck to those of you who compete.


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.