Cabelas restricts pro staff social media use of African trophy photos - UPDATED!

[eamyrick]

Cabela's Banning African Hunting Pictures From Pro Staff - The Hunting News

A friend sent this to me this morning and I’ve seen it discussed elsewhere online with an Africa hunting focus. I’ve never hunted in Africa but would like to someday. It’s disconcerting that Cabelas would bow down to non-hunting influence and I see this as a beginning of more to come. What do you say?

 

[Fatcamp]

Bass Pro Shops lite.

 

[Wapiti1]

If you shoot Cabelas an email this is what you will get back:

Thank you for visiting cabelas.com. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is steadfast in our support of hunting, which is a critical conservation tool for saving species in Africa and around the world. Our proud commitment is reflected through our decades of strong support for the conservation efforts of Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club International and throughout our stores, sponsored television shows, ambassadors and partnerships. Despite a recent misunderstanding causing some confusion on social media, we fully encourage our pro team members to share photos from their hunts and adventures around the world to help us promote legal and responsible hunting and a shared love of the outdoors.
Sincerely,
Sue R.
Customer Service

My take, for what it is worth, is that they support hunting anywhere and will continue to do so. I am pretty sure they know who pays their bills.

eamyrick, go to Africa to hunt. It is an incredible trip. I went to Namibia in 2014, and am setting up another trip for 2020 to Zimbabwe.

Jeremy

 

[eamyrick]

Yeh from what I can gather they sent out an email regarding social media use of their pro staffers which addressed keeping pictures of dead animals tasteful but also lumped in a prohibition of safari photos. Seems like they got their act together after backlash from the hunting community and issued the email which I commend.

Africa is definetly on the list. I hope there are still some wild places there when the pocket book aligns with my dreams.

 

[5MilesBack]

Is Cabela's even an entity anymore? My prediction.......it won't be long before Bass Pro starts closing up a bunch of the Cabela's stores.

 

[Matt W.]

Hey all, check out this updated story:
Cabela's Affirms Their Stance To Stand For African Hunting - The Hunting News

 

[jspradley]

Jeanette Hall seems to be what we would call a liar....

 

[neverquit]

I was in a cabelas a few weeks ago for the first time in years. It’s hard to tell it’s even a hunting store.

 

[slowelk]

I was in a cabelas a few weeks ago for the first time in years. It’s hard to tell it’s even a hunting store.

Agree! It's more of an outdoor lifestyle store now. 70% of the floor is taken up by RedHead clothing and other branded casual wear. They don't carry anything more than the basic shooting supplies anymore. I am thankful Sportsman's Warehouse is also in my town, and hasn't gone this direction.

 

[Chesapeake]

Jeanette Hall seems to be what we would call a liar....

Cabela's stated that "the E-mail" wasn't approved by Corporate. They didn't say the E-mail didn't exist or that Jeanette's interpretation of the E-mail was incorrect.

From their statements it sounds to me like someone at Cabela's indeed sent such an E-mail in an apparent misunderstanding.

Jeanette posted the alleged E-mail on her facebook:
Did Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops Ban Pro Staffer From Posting African Hunting Pics?

 

[cmahoney]

Are they picking up the Modern Huntsman since they have a pro staff spot open?


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[jspradley]

Cabela's stated that "the E-mail" wasn't approved by Corporate. They didn't say the E-mail didn't exist or that Jeanette's interpretation of the E-mail was incorrect.

From their statements it sounds to me like someone at Cabela's indeed sent such an E-mail in an apparent misunderstanding.

Jeanette posted the alleged E-mail on her facebook:
Did Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops Ban Pro Staffer From Posting African Hunting Pics?

Ah, thanks for the clarification.