Jim Burnworth's long distance ram.

[bambam4019]

I guess I should not say never but rarely, What difference does it make, He kills tons of animals in the open country and your complaining about a couple of shows. Anyways it's not like he cornered it. He still hunts it just like in open country. I have saw every one of his shows and they beat most everyones shows out there including yours o wait you don't have one. The only difference between high fenced and open country is someone owns the elk. And besides he still kills them with a bow. It's tough to do that anywhere you go high fence or not. Anyways Don't watch his shows if you don't like it your one guy. Then it will give you more time to complain about stupid stuff on here. And I'm definitely not Jim obviously just a fan.

 

[bambam4019]

Anyways to follow up everything, he is a very positive person and promotes all types of hunting, he has killed more animals in one year then you probably have in your life. He hunts 300 days a year. How much do you hunt? Quit being negative towards a hunting icon. we all need to stand together and be positive towards all types of hunting, whether you are trophy hunting, getting meat for your family or just having good ole fashion fun. We need to stand against PETA and things like that not other hunters. Jim does so much for the hunting industry. He wants to give as much as possible to youth and future generations. We need to stand together. Divided we will fall apart but together we will be stronger. So the message I'm trying to say is quit bashing people. Be positive these forums are for positive talks. I greatly apologize to you sir for getting you riled up, anyways hunt hard

 

[MT.MAN]

bambam4019 as for the amount of animals I have killed. You would be surprised how many this fat man has taken. You didn't really get me riled up, a little frustrated as I WALK THE WALK when it comes to kids and OUR future. I just took 2 kids on their 1st Turkey hunt this morning and they both nailed nice Tom's. I don't see these staged shows as good for the kid's. I personally have been involved with putting a SHOTGUN, MUZLELOADER, .22 RIFLE and BOW into the hands of over 1440 kids over the last 9 years. So yeah I do have a heart for the future of "HUNTING". I do not feel high fence is hunting, nor do I feel the long range shoting is hunting. That is my opinion and I understand you have one too. As far as this thread goes I guess we can just agree to disagree.

 

[bambam4019]

60 plus animals a year is very tough to beat. I will say that high fence hunting may not be hunting to you but to many others it could be a dream come true. The big picture is that a man could go hunting on a ranch and have a 100 percent guarantee that he can harvest a trophy hang it on the wall and feed his family with that meat. I understand what you are trying to say but the fact is that most ranches are massive 50 to 100 thousand acres or what ever size but most people won't cover that whole area in a hunting season. Also by Jim going on a show and killing something in a high fence, he is giving that outfitter publicity so they can make a living just like you or I. It also let's people watching know that there are places to hunt that give a guarantee on an animal. There are very few high fence hunts he does On a positive note thanks for keeping the hunting community alive and doing what you are doing I and many more people greatly appreciate it. The biggest thing is you and others have to understand is he is helping out the hunting community by what he does. He has worked from the time he was able to hunt to do what he does today. He needs respect plain and simple if you met him I guarantee you would like him. Anyways hunt hard and stay positive thanks

 

[300WBYMAG]

bambam,
I'm not going to sit here and bash the home or the away team, but at what point when you said "he has killed more animals in one year then you probably have in your life" did you fail to realize what you actually just said means? I hunt the West every year, usually close to 6 states if I can, and I know that I can't "stack them up" like this Burnworth guy does. I mean, I am lucky to kill a couple of elk and a deer or two a year...and that would be if things went extremely well - nothing close to the "This is my 49th animal with a bow this year" as I have heard him say on one of his shows.

I think you need to sit back and ask yourself how one guy can go kill so many bucks, bulls, hogs, impala, gemsbuck, zebra, kudu, heartabeast, sheep, red stags and what have you, and not be high fence. I know you kind of came back an admitted that he does so some, but do you fully understand just how much "some" is? Unguided or not, it doesn't really matter, the fact is that no one can take that many animals in one year doing it 100% DIY or Guided or not, on general season tags or limited entry. It's just no possible. There are many of us who are living testaments to this every year. I can't say that I hunted 300 days last year, but I know there wasn't much time between August and January that I wasn't hunting somewhere. I killed an antelope, elk and two mulies last fall...a whole 4 animals and it was one of the best years of hunting in my life. And to say that I did it 100% DIY, and all on public land makes it mean that much more to me.

 

[zachbow]

bambam, Jim asked for my phone number after all the facebook chatter. I gave it to him and he called and talked with me for 45 minutes at least. I told him exactly what I thought, just as I would have in person. I dont think that 90 yard shots are something we should be showing on tv. It gives bowhunting a bag image. It makes people think if he does that so can I. Get a rifle dude. You talk of PETA, things like these kind of shots are exactly the kind of things that give PETA fuel to use against us. So just to clarify, myself and many others on here I am sure would tell him to his face just as they have here if given the opportunity.

 

[bambam4019]

300wbymag that is amazing that you took 4 animals in one year. that is something to brag about. i didnt mean to sound like i was bashing you it came out wrong. so i apologize. and hey you may be right on some animals are fenced but a majority are not. it doesnt matter anyways to me jim is a pretty darn cool guy you would have to meet him to find out anyways take care and kill some trophies. and Zachboy its an opinion. his first shot was at 73 yards, if you know jim he has been shooting his whole life and can take a baseball off the end of a bat at 100 yards with a bow. his follow up shot was at 90 yards and if you have another shot opportunity you need to take it and he did. i feel it was the right thing to do. but that is just me. irregardless of the shot or who hunts where or what weapon they use or distance or whatever, we are all family in the hunting way. we just need to get along and be more positive towards the situation. i know emotions get the best of us sometimes but if we can address these situations in a different more positve manner then i think problems like this can get solved and we can get back to killing stuff. once again divided we fall apart but together we are stronger.

 

[MT.MAN]

P.S. ZACHBOW I picked up 2 bags about 100lbs. of bread and doughnuts for your bait. Will do the same next Tues. the 19th if you want to meet me in Boise that afternoon I should have a pretty good load for you!

 

[Shane]

bambam4019,

I have read this entire thread and I have a few issues with this dude. One is if he hunts 300 days a year and kills that many animals, I would guess that it is a pretty high percent that is High Fenced. Second, the kind of shots he is making and discussing is not good for our youth to see. I help with our local archery club and one of our focuses is getting kids into archery and hunting. It is hard to get kids to understand that an ethical shot is more important than the crap they see on tv. Kids really think what is on tv is the way it has to be, so when they see some ya hoo shooting long distance they think that is what it is all about. Simple solution, stop being arogant and just hunt, leave numbers out of it, no one really cares. Most importantly the deal you mentioned with PETA. You say he kills all these animals, what does he do with them. If PETA realizes that the meat and usable parts of an animal are not being used properly you just gave them fuel. When our ancestors hunted it was for survival, not bragging rights. I know trophy hunting is where it is at now, and I do trophy hunt, but I, as most hunters do consume everything from the animals we harvest. I bet this guy doesn't eat 10 meals in a year with the meat he harvested. I hope it is going to a good cause, but it still isn't going to where it should go. It is just a shame that people in the industry allow things like this to be televised.

 

[Weatherby831]

Bunrjoke is not a hunter let's get this straight he just kills and has no place to say he is a western hunter, he will kill what ever gets in front of him period. He is nothing but a publicized over rated poacher plane and simple. The fact he has sponsors that support his style of killing is a joke.

next year in Reno I will tell him Jim you are a joke and watch me do it as he stands ther dumbfounded like he does every day.

It amazes me some of the comments that those guys put and to know that they are actually "buying in" to his whole deal is just sickening. You hit the nail on the head zachbow, canned hunts, high fences, you name it...Burnworth will do it. The worst part is, is that guys give him recognition for it.

On the flip side, the best part is how he validates everything with the number of animal's he has taken(usually in that year)...like when he said in his FB rebuttal, "I took 61 big game animals with only my bow this last year..." At what point does the guy reading that not wake up and smell the coffee? Also, if the shot was a "73 yard X" (which we all know is crap), why was there a need for the follow up shot at 93 yards, which was another "perfect" arrow when he was "Hard Quartering" away.

The guy is a pure joke, an insult to be known as the "western hunter. Makes us guys who actually work for it, year in and year out and come home empty handed most of the time, just sick. At least it does for me...

 

[nvarcher]

I think there are some jealous people out there! He gets to hunt and kill more animals than any of you. You bag on him for taking a 70 yard shot, because you guys who dust their bows off a week before the season dont. He is one of the most well practiced and best shots with a bow I have seen.

 

[Graylight]

To each their own....