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Originally Posted by skier
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*snip* The biggest, strongest, best of the species are taken each and every year. Is this in the best interest of hunters, our people, or the world in general? Should there be a movement to promote taking smaller, weaker animals instead of the biggest or best?
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This is not necessarily true, it not always the largest, strongest or best animal of the species I am hunting that I take, but rather the largest one that has given me the opportunity to kill it. It takes more than size and strength to survive in the wild, it also takes intelligence. The turkey that I shot this spring was not a very wise bird, nor was he the largest i'd seen that week. It wandered into a wide open area, knew I was there, stuck it's head up (affording me a perfect shot at it) and looked directly at me for approximately 5 seconds before I shot it. I was not well camoflaged at all, as a matter of fact I was wearing what you see in the picture.