I stole this from Welsh in his post on woodcock in the upland forum, I think his comments, though in relation to upland hunting, mirror my own concerns regarding the state of waterfowling and commercialization of it.
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and the last thing I'd want to see is upland hunting going down the same path as fly fishing, or as some of the other corners of the hunting world that have been taken over by the new highly commercialized, ego-driven, Go-Pro-powered outdoor media culture. There are entirely too many people in that business today trying to become the stars of their own show, for whom becoming a recognized expert and looking cool is more important than imparting real information. And I'd rather not see my favorite bird cover taken over by fist-pumping goofs in the latest gear....
