In October, The Bitter Southerner published an article called "Why I Don't Hunt Anymore." The article condemned hunters in the south as "paramilitary who engage in the burlesque of masculinity.”
GoWild Cofounder, CEO, Brad Luttrell, self-published a response. The outreach from hunters and the GoWild community was so strong, it caught the magazine's attention and they agreed to publish the response. That article was released on January 30 as "Why I Hunt."
Much of the repsonse identifies Luttrell's reasons to hunt, along with vignettes of other hunters he admires, such as Jeremiah Doughty, the wild game chef.
"It’s my hope that the next time you see a hunter, you see more than a killer," Luttrell said. "Together, our modern hunters and anglers have helped restore this great nation’s wildlife to numbers never seen before. Our elk, turkey, grouse, duck, and whitetail populations have never been more healthy than they are today, all in response to the actions of those who wander the woods in pursuit of game."