There is not one of us here that wouldn’t take advantage of the opportunities He HAS CREATED for himself. Chuck has made tons of personal sacrifices in his life to attain the level of success he has achieved. No one handed him anything.

Now that he is getting older, he takes advantage of his prior hard work and enjoys the fruit of his efforts.

If you have a gripe with the way records are kept, start a record registry that separates public land, from private land from tribal land etc. etc. Go for it.

When you get that registry set up, you’ll find Chuck Adams’ name in all of the different categories EXCEPT high fence. Chuck has hunted in all types of terrain, climate, and ownership.

Trophy hunting is kind of like what Willy Sutton said about bank robbing - you’ve got to go where the game is!

I got news for a lot of you - if you wokr hard and save your pennies you too can hunt whatever you want - maybe juts once - but whatever you want. Chuck Adams and others of his ilk have made choices in life that allow them to do things we view as “not possible for hte average guy” or require “being born with a silver spoon in your mouth.” Ask yourself this: What would you be willingn to give up to hunt like Chuck? Would you give up your job and become self employed to allow you the potential to earn more money and make your own schedule. Would you seel your McMansion and buy a two bedroom rancher and use the difference to hunt? Would you never buy a car that costs more than say $8,000? Would you not have children so you could spend more time and money hunting? These are all things some peoiple do so they can pursue their dreams and adventures. It’s unlikely you can have it all - so pick what you want. But don’t bash those who picked what you would do “if I could afford it.” Because if you REALLY want to , you can.

Yes, now he has some money to throw around and can get on some good ranches to hunt (his priviledge). He can do that because NOW he is popular. His beginings were humble and he aquired the reputation by going out into the field and knocking down some monsters. Let me say it this way:

Chuck Adams is not great because he is going on private land and knocking down big animals. He has knocked down big animals because he is great. His hunting on private land now is only the fruit of his success from paying his dues in earlier years and accquiring a reputation.

Lastly and VERY important. In the last 10-15 years we have seen a lot of technology break thrus in bow hunting. Bows today are MUCH better than bows of yesteryear. The reason for this is because companies are able to make a profit at manufacturing and research. Archery is such a profitable sport largely due to the fact that men like Churck Adams have promoted the sport attrachted a larger crowd. The monies from these “newbies” has enabled the companies to produce some of the best shooting machines we have ever had. We are living in the “golden age” of archery hunting and we owe guys like Chuck Adams some of the credit.

Thats my story and I’m stickin to it.

I also once published an article by Shawn P. by all accounts a hard-core, tough, talented hunter. (Congratulations Shawn!)

Follow the rules of fair chase and game laws and applaud others who do the same when they succeed, do not begrudge them their success because they hunted private land vs. public or guided vs. unguided.