As an avid hunter, wildlife artist and photographer, my pet peeve is the disrespectful photography and display of our harvested game. The poor quality photos of deer in the back of a pickup, with blood, tongue hanging out, ears down, hunter sitting on the deer is nothing but fuel to the growing anti-hunting community. It shows the hunter's lack of respect for the animal he's taken. Blood and gutz don't bother me. Growing up on the farm I've butchered enough stock. Hunting ain't butchering (that comes later.) With compact cameras and cell phones, there is no excuse for not taking a fresh, clean photo of your game before you gut the beast, drag it through the mud, flop it in a pickup truck and hang it.
Here's what I suggest:
1..Take the photos before you stick a knife in it or tag it.
2..Have a nice clean background.
3..Put it's tongue back in.
4..No bullet/arrow holes. No blood.
5..Photograph your pickup bed later without a deer if you must.
6..Don't sit on your trophy with your bloody fingers wrapped around the horns.
7..Prop the head up, ears errect, sit next to it or behind it with the look of reverance on your face for the fine animal that just provided you with the most enjoyable experience of your life.
Does anybody agree with me?
Here's what I suggest:
1..Take the photos before you stick a knife in it or tag it.
2..Have a nice clean background.
3..Put it's tongue back in.
4..No bullet/arrow holes. No blood.
5..Photograph your pickup bed later without a deer if you must.
6..Don't sit on your trophy with your bloody fingers wrapped around the horns.
7..Prop the head up, ears errect, sit next to it or behind it with the look of reverance on your face for the fine animal that just provided you with the most enjoyable experience of your life.
Does anybody agree with me?