Grip-And-Grin

The leopard photo that went viral is a perfect example of a classic pose seen throughout the hunting community but completely misunderstood by good folks who have no hunting experience.

Classic grip-and-grin photo

#HonorTheHunt photo

Hunters are under fire, but not from trusted professional wildlife biologists and land managers (both groups unanimously support ethically managed and regulated hunting worldwide), but from a violent minority of Animal Right Extremists.  We cannot try and change their views.  We can do a better job communicating our passion to those middle-of-the-road on the topic.

Times have changed since our ancestors could tell a story around a fire, as have our methods of communication.  Where once story reigned supreme, now it is technology and all his ADHD offspring: texting, Twitter, Instagram, email, Facebook, et al.  What we have gained in efficiency, we have lost in effectiveness.

As modern hunters, our cave wall is digital platforms, and our images have to tell a story to those who have not learned to listen to our words.  What are your pictures saying to the non-hunting public?