If you know anything about Carson Wentz, you know he likes to throw pigskins and chase wild game. Aside from launching a new IG account by the name of Wentz Bros Outdoors, the dude has made his love of the outdoors clear a number of times over the years.
In fact, back in 2016 we wrote about how he was laid up in a ground blind when he got the call that would make him the starting QB in Philly.
But, alas, here we are amid yet another controversy of yet another athlete participating in a pastime as old as the nation we call home. Well, older, actually.
After a recent bucket list hunt in Alaska, Wentz went ahead and posted a few grip and grins of the bear he had taken with his bow on the trip.
Taking a large black bear in the Alaska backcountry is an amazing feat for any hunter. Doing it with a bow? An even bigger feat.
The decent portion of supportive comments, including one from fellow athlete/hunter Jay Cutler who went through his own bear trouble this year, were a breath of fresh air. But otherwise expected from those that follow a self-proclaimed outdoor profile such as the Wentz Brothers’.
The shame lies in the fact that there were some that took to the comment sections in true troll fashion, attacking the man’s character, his football-throwing abilities and even making empty threats on his life.
What’s doubly shameful are the publications that seemingly support this type of banter and do their best to perpetuate it on their own platforms. Many mainstream outlets decided to cover the ‘newsworthy’ hunt in an attempt to discredit a man who might very well be facing some challenges in his career but is nonetheless, doing nothing wrong
I have little issue with those who took to attacking Wentz’s skills on the football field. He’s a professional athlete and is under intense scrutiny no matter what he does. By all means, go after the guy for what he does (or doesn’t) do on the field.
What shouldn’t be celebrated are blatant attacks on the man’s livelihood and his character for what he chooses to do in his free time. Not to mention the exposure he brings to the pastime we all love and hope to protect for generations to come.
Great bear, Carson.
