If you don't like it, tell your friends to stop. Same as any other conversation.

As far as etiquette, I don't see it being all that much different than sending a photograph later, posting your succes (or anyone else's) on a blog or website, or putting it on Facebook. I do think we tend to overshare these days, but sharing a success photo doesn't seem particularly rude or hurtful... unless you're just stunned jealous because you have to be sitting in front of that computer, typing out stories about hunting while your friends are out there doing it. At least, that describes me these days.

You receive photos or phone calls or text messages because you want to, if you don't use the off button.

I think you're overreacting. It's just a modern version of calling your hunting partners and letting them know that you got one.

I sure do, and they send me pictures of their kills as well. I'm happy when my friends are successful in their hunting endeavors, and I love hearing the story that goes along with the picture...often the pictures end up with an immediate phone call for the story.

I have sent photos on the phone but only to a select number of people. The only time someone complained was when I took my nephew's wife out deer hunting and after sending him a picture of her first deer we sent him a picture of our pieces of pie we got at the local cafe to celebrate. That upset him.

I am always thrilled when Beekeeper, Del, 007, or Carney sends me a picture of their game or other goings on. I am just glad to be thought of on almost any occasion. If I don't want to be bothered, I know how to turn it off or not check email.

Last year one of my co-workers was showing cell phone pics of his and his wife's naughty bits. I much prefer a happy hunting buddy sending me pictures of the results of his day's hunt. Guess which one leaves me dead envious at work.

Seeing a friend's or family members success when I'm not with them is not bad etiquette. I enjoy getting a message at work for instance and seeing a friend holding their latest trophy. Whether it be trout or a deer, it makes MY day better! And I do the same.

I love getting pics of my friends and their downed game! My friends and I cheer each other on in the best spirit of sportsmanship. Plus, if you are hunting the same area, it lets you know what has been taken so you don't continue to hunt for that one buck or big gobbler. Most of my crowd is at least moderately tech-savvy, so a cell phone pic is not considered a rude intrusion (as some have said, you don't have to open the message or even turn the thing on if you don't want to be disturbed). And the pic is often followed by the recipient calling the sender to hear the tale of the hunt.

And low tech isn't always welcome either. There was one game hog at my old hunt camp who would leave a turkey feather under my windshield wiper that, after I found out his game bag had one too many birds one year, got under my skin. I had pics of those two birds on my trail cam and had hunted them a couple of times. I wasn't on the property that day so he couldn't leave me any feathers. He later told me he had tagged out but even fudged on where he took the "last bird". So I continued to hunt the area and saw hens, which kept my hopes up. I couldn't figure out where both toms had gone. He finally fessed up the following spring. But that is not a friend - that is a jerk.

Wait, what was I talking about? oh, yeah, cell phone pics. They are just fine with me. You need a new cell, Phil.

i think you ran out of ideas on what to write about and just threw this up there lol! i dont think anybody has ever been bothered by a photo text of someones hunting success.

Get rid of the flip phone and you might enjoy it more.

I'll send them sometimes to family, usually with a silly note saying: ''We will eat tonight'' or something similar. I don't mind a photo or two; it's the hooting, cheering and fist pumping that I find distasteful.

At the end of your phone contract or when you're eligible for a new phone, get one. You then may enjoy photos from your freinds

I don't mind getting dead animal pics on my phone, but a number of my older pals don't have cellie phones!Trust me I'm tryin` to get them with the program!

I'm personally fine with it but I am from the younger generation. The only thing that bugs the piss out of me is if I am sitting in the stand and I am getting texts that are asking me if I have seen anything. I just want to say "I'll give you an update when I get back."

I can't tell you if you're wrong or not, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it, just as I am entitled to mine. I don't mind receiving a photo from someone else's hunt, if one of my friends does well I'm happy for them. A little envious maybe, but I certainly don't find it obnoxious. Dn't be upset when your frineds send you pics, be upset when they stop. For then you don't matter to them anymore.

Maybe Mr.B it's time to upgrade your cell phone to a smartphone. I receive high quality pictures from my friends cell phone (8 megapixel)and whether it be a turkey or deer, it allows me to share in their experience. Plus it saves a lot of time describing what the animal looked like before it was field dressed and prepared for the table. I was able to video some hen turkeys walking around my blind and forward them to some friends who were non-hunters, but enjoyed seeing the wild turkeys and appreciated the fact that we as hunters don't shoot everything that moves. It's good PR.
I made my own .mp3 ringtones for my phone. I have a Pileated Woodpecker for daytime and a cricket for evening hunts. They are real sounds of the aforementioned animal and insect. They are virtually impossible to distinguish from the real thing. That way if I receive a call, I don't spook the game. It really does work.

With my friends and I we do that instead of saying "got one" or something because the following text would be asking for a picture or if one is not avalible yet a better description

My friends and I always share pictures with each other when we are succesful! I'm happy when they do well and they feel the same way when I do well. I do however, try and make sure the picture is tasteful. I'm not a fan of tongues hanging out and excessive blood.

If you weren't a hunter who appreciates being successful in the field then I would say, yes it is intrusive. However, I believe that most of the time the sender is more interested in sharing his excitement with like minded people.

Playing devils advocate here. I sit here at work and read your posts and watch Gun Nuts, wondering what I could ever do to get a career similar to yours. I see the pictures of yours posts with your high-end O/U and a couple dead pheasants wondering what or how I would tell my wife that a bought a $1800+ Shotgun, not to mention the lack of pheasants in my area. Our the pictures of your nice autoloader with some dead ducks or geese lying underneath said gun. The one thing I never really think about is you trying to rub it in. I realize you are sharing your adventures with those that cannot be there with you, and that is what my friends and I do when we text our days events to one another from the field while we are not together to share that moment in time.

I usually don't just send pictures to a friend unless they ask me later when I tell them. But I do always send my dad and grandfather pictures because they always tell me to send them a picture if I get one. I love getting pictures from my friends and seeing that they're getting game and are successful. I wouldn't say it's gloating or anything just somebody being excited and sharing their excitement with you.

This would be a "phoned in topic" if ever. An unsolicited pic is no different than an unsolicited phone call. There is no way to stop getting them without telling people to stop sending them. If I'm in the field, years past phone was turned off and locked in the truck, now, my 60 yr old dad wants me to text him when I make it safely in my stand. Technology will always evolve the hunting process. Grandpa wore black and red, dad treebark, now I have invisistealth, non marking, illusion of being a bush, and smelling like corn camo. Next season I'm going to get one of those remote control drone planes to hunt for me. Back to cell phone, now, after texting dad, I put my phone on Silent, attach it to my bow, and wait to pass on non shooter bucks that would make Waddell cry. Cell phone superhero in the outdoors. Get used to them, they're not going away. Sent from my iphone while practicing from my groundblind

I'd send cell pictures of my kills if I made any that is...and if I had any friends.