The method in which this "team" of experts uses to find and kill these trophys is essentially "party hunting," which is specifically prohibited in the regulations and is illegal. I'm not sure how the state justifies it for the GT. These guys fan out over all the ridges in prime habit and glass for biggest animal they can find, watch it bed down and radio back the coordinates to the trigger-man, who ambles in at day break and goes "BANG." Add to that they are doing it with an "out-of-season" pass. I wouldn't have my picture taken with such an animal reguardless of how big it was.
I think this is the crux of the whole argument for me. Combining radio's and GPS's, especially Garmin Rino's that also show your buddie's exact location, is a clear breach of fair chase in my opinion! It should be illigal in every state and is in many state's already of which I think Utah is one. I read recently that a few state's are monitoring radio frequencie's and handing out tickets for "party hunting." I've got no problem with that. Now if this guy and this Mossback group met back at camp each night, pulled out a map, and planned the next day's hunt which happend to culminate with this incredible Bull then good for them! As unfair as it may be, for me, with the money involved I don't think that is the case and this hunt just don't meet the sniff test.
Trophy's are different for everyone. I'm gearing up for my 3rd serious hunt and have purchased probably 8-10 deer tags. I've yet to pull the trigger. For me a trophy is when I head out for a well planned still hunt (usually alone) and beat any legal buck at it's own game in it's own backyard! Now this guy may totally agree with me and considers this hunt nothing more then a unique oppertunity and a chance to give a whole bunch of money to a resource he deeply cares about. Who knows?
For me no matter the tools chosen or the money spent it's all about fair chase! Without it there is no trophy!
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