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If so, follow these simple guidelines to surge my blood pressure...","datePublished":"2015-12-03","dateModified":"2018-12-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Trophy-Photo-Example-2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Trophy-Photo-Example-2.jpg","height":1357,"width":2048},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/trophy-pics-that-tick-people-off\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":1181,"keywords":["Humor"],"articleBody":"Do you want to become a name on\u00a0my blacklist? If so, follow these simple guidelines to surge my blood pressure and make yourself weakly vulnerable to public perception among deer hunters.The Tacky Tailgater Nothing exemplifies the homage of a buck\u2019s life than a photograph of him in the back of your rusted truck amongst beer cans and chewing tobacco tins \u2013 said nobody ever. I\u2019ve snarled at the sight of these glory photos more than I care to admit. Case in point, hunter drags the buck\u2019s head toward the back of the tailgate and holds the rack with a $ grin during the black of darkness. To add insult to injury, most of these photos show the tailgate stained red, deer with its tongue hung out like a panting dog and the animal\u2019s eyes glazed over like frosted flakes.A splendid example of a “Tacky Tailgater”.After successfully slaying a deer that you are proud of \u2013 whether it\u2019s a doe or 200\u201d buck, is this the illustrious image that you want to pass along to family or friends? If you said \u2018yes,\u2019 you\u2019re coming off as a substandard redneck. These glamour shots are better off stuffed deep inside your cell phone\u2019s photo gallery alongside your bathroom mirror selfies. Simply put, keep these to yourself.How hard is it to pull the animal into a natural setting and take a descent photo? Hell, pull the deer into your yard for goodness sake. Clean him, prop him, and smile. It\u2019s that easy.The Bloody Buck I\u2019m well aware that hunting is a blood sport, but this doesn\u2019t give you the green light to take photographs of a deer smeared in red. Unless you killed a deer with your bare hands, it doesn\u2019t make you look any manlier to pose with a bucket full of blood covering your hands and the animal. Imagine the impression this creates to a non-hunter (someone who isn\u2019t against hunting, but just doesn\u2019t participate). You aren\u2019t winning anyone\u2019s appreciation over by spotlighting the gruesome bloodbath.This isn’t so bad if you’re sending to your hunting buddies the moment after a recovery, but wait until it’s cleaned up a bit before you post it for the world to see.How much of an inconvenience is it to carry a roll of paper towels and bottle of Windex in your truck? Clean your animal up to make it look presentable. No person wants to see a pool of blood alongside your prized possession \u2013 unless they still live in the Age of Barbarians. Paying tribute to the animal\u2019s death doesn\u2019t give you the thumbs up to exemplify the physical nature of death itself. Treating your kill with honor speaks volumes for not only you, but the entire hunting community as a whole. And that\u2019s something we all must remember.The Buck RiderPlease don\u2019t hitchhike atop your deer. Harley Davidson\u2019s are meant for joyriding, not your dead animal. Seriously though, why do people saddle up on the back of their buck and pose with a cheerful smile while cranking back the antlers as if their doing bicep curls? You literally look like \u2018Giggles\u2019 the clown. Period.Ride ‘Em cowboy! Actually, for the sake of decency please don’t. \u00a0There\u2019s just something that truly irks me about these particular poses. It\u2019s as if you\u2019ve lost all proper hunting etiquette to glorify the death you\u2019ve just taken. I\u2019d rather begrudgingly look at a dopey photo of you standing beside your deer on a tailgate than have to stomach seeing you plopping on its backbone.Here’s the granddaddy of them all, a tailgatin’ buck rider!The PointNow before you start calling me a tree hugging liberal, let me get my point across. To me, hunting is a privilege. If you\u2019re taking the life of another animal, it should be shroud in the deepest respect. That starts with an ethically clean kill, proper management of the meat and a feeling of gratification for following the hunting handbook. I personally didn\u2019t start realizing this until later in my hunting career. I\u2019m certain that you know old-timers that have hunted all their life, but have turned a little soft. At times, they\u2019ve become more apt to watch deer than physically kill them. This is because they\u2019ve come full-circle and truly understand the value of life better than most of us ever will.Above, the author demonstrates what a top notch trophy pic looks like.\u00a0The amount of non and anti-hunters outweigh the population of our tight-knit outdoor community. Everything that we do is scrutinized through a microscope of doubts. I feel that it\u2019s critical that we leave a lasting positive impact on those who don\u2019t understand our love for the hunt. The small details are what often times mean the most. For example, let\u2019s not add fuel to their fire by taking a photograph of an animal with an arrow still stuck in it. Or a picture of a deer that had its leg blown off during gun season. Yes, it\u2019s inevitable for things like this to happen. Yet, these aren\u2019t the moments to be spotlighted or bragged about.My conclusion is this. Celebrate the hunt without humiliating the critter that you\u2019ve taken. Never apologize for being a hunter, but at the same token, don\u2019t ever take the animal for granted. I hope that you see where I\u2019m coming from for the betterment of the future of our beloved addiction."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/trophy-pics-that-tick-people-off\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Trophy Pics That Tick People Off"}}]}]