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Great Mag!
I love Hunting Illustrated. I like to
read hunting adventures and see new
guns, bows and ammunition. I think
there could be a bit more stuff on
guns and ammunition. As I will be
a new hunter next year, I would also
like to see more material for young
teenage hunters. Again, thanks for
the great magazine.
Justin Lewis - Layton, Utah
Bowhunting Issue
I received the Mountain Shadow
Camo and Hunting Illustrated
Magazines the other day and wanted
to thank you for sending them. I
am gearing up for deer season and
look forward to wearing the camo in
October. I really enjoyed seeing my
story in the magazine and thought
the layout looked great! The
Bowhunting Issue is full of great
stories and information and I hope
you continue to put one out annually.
Thanks again.
Todd Huddle - McPherson, Kansas
Todd, Thanks for giving us the
opportunity to run your great story
on your trophy longbow whitetail
deer. It's been a while since we
have received this much response
to an issue as far as how people
have enjoyed it. Our bowhunting
issue was a big hit. In addition, the
response on the new cover and logo
design for Hunting Illustrated have
been very positive as well. Most
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SOUND OFFLetters to the Editor
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
We want to hear from you!
E-mail comments to: editor@huntingillustrated.com or mail comments to:
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everyone who has commented on the
Bowhunting Issue has asked if we will
do it again next year. I will have to
say it looks like a special Bowhunting
Issue each year is going to be part of
the norm. Thanks for everyone who
helped with that issue and for making
it awesome. Look for it again next year
come bowhunting time!
Editor
Zumbo Controversy
After reading the feedback and fallout
surrounding Jim Zumbo's blog
concerning the use of military weapons
for hunting purposes, I find myself in
complete agreement with Zumbo and
his initial assessment of these assault
weapons. In Hunting Illustrated,
Vol. 6, Issue 3 - June/July 2007, exarmy
officer Bill G. reinforces (and
many hunters would agree) that these
weapons are not hunting rifles! I was
once given the opportunity to hunt
elk on private land. Upon our arrival
at the gate, we were interviewed and
our weapons were carefully examined.
While familiarizing ourselves with
the owner's rules, a vehicle pulled up
and two camo-clad individuals, with
rolled up balaclavas and assault rifles,
emerged. The landowner promptly
went over to these men. Within a
few minutes these individuals packed
up their gear and drove away. The
owner later remarked, "That's all I
bloody need, Rambo running around
my land.? These few words spoke
volumes and impacted me long before
reading Zumbo's comments. Sadly,
large companies such as Remington
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have the power to fire people who
do not share their opinion while
negating their constitutional right
to free speech. This has resulted in
a loss of respect for companies that
are evidently driven more by their
pocketbook than the word of the law.
We can use our rights, as consumers,
to purchase our products from other
companies. The majority of hunters
readily agree that the one to five
rounds found in a handcrafted rifle
are sufficient for a capable hunter
to make an ethical kill. There is no
need to resort to the mass-produced
machines from a factory. It is my
observation that Hunting Illustrated
has focused upon hunts with bolt
action rifles and bows. There were
not any photos of assault rifles with
banana clips to be found in this issue.
This would indicate that the hunters
in these photos prefer these weapons
to assault rifles.
Horst R. - Saskatchewan, Canada
Fletch Buck Blues
I bought my first copy of Hunting
Illustrated the other day (Aug/
Sept issue) and it only took sixteen
pages for me to be disgusted with
your magazine. It only took the
first paragraph of the story on page
sixteen for me to be disgusted with
Jeremy Loveridge. Why would you
publish a story like that, with photos
like those, about a subject (hunting)
that already stirs emotion and
controversy? Mr. Loveridge's hunt
should never have started at all with
borrowed loads until he checked