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Don't get me wrong these are great ethics to have!

My only question I have then to all of the trophy hunters is, if it is part of your personal ethics to release all large fish because they should be preserved and allowed to grow even larger, Then why do you want to shoot large trophy deer at all? Most of you say you want to hunt them for the challenge of being able to outwit one of the smartest most wary creatures in the woods. Well then why not just snap a picture just like you would do with that 10 lb walleye? We all know you can shoot so why take the animal just to prove it? It's not about the meat you say. If you get yourself in a position to be able to take a nice photo, then that should be satisfying enough, right? If it is all about the trophy then leave all bucks walk because what is a trophy to you may not be to the next guy. Where does it end? You may say that an 8 pointer is a trophy and shoot it. The guy on the neighboring land may be holding out for 10 and 12 pointers and you just shot his next years trophy, just the same as if I shot a 4 pointer and it could be your next years 8 pointer.

I think at this point we should just agree to disagree.

BTW, I would rather sit in the lily pads and catch small panfish to eat and know there is still a chance that a large northern or bass could still eat my waxworm.