I don't look at standing up as arrogance, but we get nowhere if we retreat.
Well I tried to be diplomatic, but you called yourself out on this one. You connected a lack of arrogance with retreating. When in fact, it's quite the opposite.
You ever stop and ask yourself, why you are constantly attacked? It isn't because you hunt with a handgun...
I didn't call myself out, I stated that I believe that by being a wilting lily under fire, we aren't advancing our cause. If that makes you uncomfortable, I am sorry. There's a difference between defending our way of hunting and "being arrogant." When you publish, you paint a large target on your backside. It's just a fact of life. It's something you grow accustomed to - or not.
I'm not arrogant, Randy. Do you publish? I only ask as handgun hunting articles (in general hunting magazines) are routinely attacked by those who believe what we do is a stunt. It is usually loaded with a liberal dose of muzzle energy mumbo jumbo. My handgun hunting articles are centered on embracing the challenge similar to bow hunting. I'm never attacked for claiming my way is better, it's always that my choice in firearms is inadequate.
If the fact that I have opinions (that have been formed through experience) makes me arrogant in your eyes, or it makes you uncomfortable, I don't know what to tell you. We clearly have different approaches to life.
