I'm increasingly curious how much we worry unduly about public perception.
I've heard my whole life to clean an animal of blood and tuck its tongue for trophy pics. I've heard it promoted for both better quality pics (no brainer there for me) and "to not give the antis ammo." But, I've seen PLENTY of gory pics of hunters with poo-eating grins.
I've never seen an anti-hunting ad targeting the general public using any of these images. Do they exist? Can somebody show me one?
As I've dived into more of that culture off and on for a decade, I get the distinct impression that there are way bigger fish to fry than deer hunters if you're concerned about animal cruelty. Lab testing, factory farming, pet trade, etc.