In my opinion it's how we represent ourselves to the rest of the hunting community. I see a lot of arrogance in just the fact that we hunt with a handgun as opposed to a rifle or whatever. There is too much 'we choose harder so we are better -
deal with it!' as opposed to 'we choose a shorter barrel because it heightens our experience - can I help you try it?'.
Maybe I'm more competitive minded than some, but I am proud of the fact that what we do is harder. It takes more work to master, more practice, endurance, discipline, perseverance - all facets that I love about competition, and that love has guided me through many life decisions I've made, not to choose the easy path. I don't know how deeply your involvement in the industry goes, but I have endured the attacks from the rifle set with every article I get published, and it has been challenging to educate them (if it's possible) on some level. I don't look at standing up as arrogance, but we get nowhere if we retreat.
