[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/what-if-it-wasnt\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/what-if-it-wasnt\/","headline":"What if it wasn’t?","name":"What if it wasn’t?","description":"What if it wasn\u2019t like how it is?\u00a0 You might be asking yourself, \u201cWhat if what wasn\u2019t like how it...","datePublished":"2015-07-02","dateModified":"2018-10-25","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\/07\/no-hunting-2.png","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-hunting-2.png","height":1107,"width":1450},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/what-if-it-wasnt\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":697,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"What if it wasn\u2019t like how it is?\u00a0 You might be asking yourself, \u201cWhat if what wasn\u2019t like how it is?\u201d\u00a0 The answer may be everything, but more specifically, let\u2019s talk about hunting.\u00a0 What would hunting be like in the USA if the Revolutionary War and July 4th, 1776 never happened?It\u2019s scary to even think about.\u00a0 For many of us we can\u2019t even imagine living life without experiencing the outdoors and hunting lifestyle.\u00a0 Yet, in so much of the world, the outdoors is a fearful place not because of the dark, but because of dark leadership.\u00a0 Other places, it\u2019s a sport strictly for the rich and wealthy.\u00a0 Oh, and if you\u2019re a woman, you can forget about hunting all together.\u00a0 For many of us we cannot picture a scene where owning a gun is illegal.\u00a0 Where only the rich are able to hunt.\u00a0 Where there is no such thing as public land or owning land.\u00a0 Where there is no deer camp in the back forty.\u00a0 No camaraderie, no wild game, no hunting, no fun! \u00a0I can go on and on painting a grave picture of what life could be like had our founding fathers not taken a stand for freedom, but I ask you this:Do you even realize what we have?I\u2019ll be the first to admit it, I get sucked into this vortex of living without fear while enjoying the average American life.\u00a0 Well friends, this is anything, but average.\u00a0 The United States of America is the single paramount when it comes to hunting and wildlife resources.\u00a0 And if you think otherwise, I challenge you to understand the life of someone living in another country who would love the opportunity to hunt their home turf.If you thought it was tough to get permission on private land in the US, try knocking on some doors in the UK.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just say you better be willing to ante up if you\u2019re not already a big wig in Western European countries.\u00a0 Yup, welcome to the land where hunting is a rich man\u2019s sport.\u00a0 If Europe is not for you, you could try out Africa where the game is present, but so are the poachers, predators, and disease.\u00a0 Or how about you venture to one of those nice dictatorships for a weekend in the woods.\u00a0 Beginning to see the point?The point is, we Americans have had it so good, for so long, that we\u2019ve come to expect the promises of the great outdoors in our daily lives without giving much thought to HOW it COULD BE.\u00a0 While our nation has issues of its own, it\u2019s important to remember what July 4th, 1776 means to sportsmen, as well as our country as a whole. We still have the right to bear arms.\u00a0 We still have government funded public conservation areas to hunt. We still have the right to own land.\u00a0 We still are able to travel freely about the country in pursuit of game.\u00a0 We still have equal rights allowing everyone who wants to hunt, the ability to hunt.\u00a0 Hunting in the United States is not bias towards social class.\u00a0 And while we are spoiled by all these great freedoms at home, brave men and women continue to sacrifice and fight for them overseas, as did those before them.\u00a0 This 4th of July, honor them, thank them, and enjoy the Great American Outdoors with them.For living in the United States is freedom, but to experience the purity of nature within is truly freeing. "},{"@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\/what-if-it-wasnt\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"What if it wasn’t?"}}]}]