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Growing up, I remember while hunting and fishing we kept within our limits. Releasing smaller fish. Keeping bigger fish, even some trophy sized eyes.
One thing that I’ve learned from forums like IDO is that releasing a Trophy eye CAN impact the fishery.
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Sites like these and the videos on here could help change the ethics that people have. Up to a couple years ago before i stumbled onto this site, if i caught a legal eye it would be in the bucket.
Same story here except my dad was born in the US. Grew up during the depression out on the farm.
The bigger the better, the more the merrier. All his brothers were the same way although most of them changed somewhat as they became older.
We practiced C&C here before Ido. Catch and Cook…or Catch and Give Away.
It WAS Ido and it’s members that taught me what catch and release does and this info was transferred to Dad.
German here.
I’m guessing most of us don’t have to look too far back into our past to see changes taking place in our ethics.
As Mo said, “wrong is still wrong” no matter what the color.