I dont particularly enjoy these ads, but i have respect for the f&s editors and respect their decisions. It isnt that big of a deal. As buck_hunter said, there are steps you can take. F&s must have sponsors to pay the bills, and they have their reasons for choosing these. I dont think they go out and look for e d sponsors, but these ads pay the bills for them. If it werent for all these sponsors, the price of the mag would sky rocket. I just counted, and there are, believe it or not, 96 non sex related ads. These include all the tiny corner ads, and all of the property ads in the back. You know how many e d ads there are?5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there are 5 and you are un subscribing? that is EXTREMELY childish. You are unsubscribing to the BEST outdoors mag because of 5 ads that you dont agree with!!!! Check page: 1,3,4,6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,17,20, and so forth. You know why you cant see the numbers? BECAUSE THEY ARE COVERED WITH CLEAN ADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!They use 5 sex sponsors. The rest are the likes of: chevy, yamaha,remington, rokon, wrangler, chunky,red head,michelin,discovery channel,vado,ati,outdoor channel. If your going to complain about a lack of valuse, the throw out your tv, radio, your kids xbow, all other magazines, and move to the artic circle, cuz thats the only place where you can find your little utopia of morales.

libertyfist,

I agree it isn't that important on one hand, and a differnt battle all to gether on the other. "I enjoy your posts keep it up." I think complacency starts small and that's why we have a nation in the place its in. We were rocked to sleep over many years one small bill/add at a time.

It's not just in our favorite magazines...it's EVERYWHERE! It's in our emails, in our personal mail, on websites, on our TV, on the radio, etc. There's no way to avoid it, but kudos to you for taking some sort of action! It's hard to find people who will fight for what they believe. Our nation has become a bunch of sheep. They grumble under their breath about how something is not right, but then take no action to correct it.

Geez, I'm 58 and never noticed these ads till someone bitched about it a couple months ago. Who cares? Read the mag and skip the ads.

The adds are in poor taste. The least they should do is limit the graphic display of foreplay and require the ads to be script only. If you can't read or need diagrams to figure out sex, you shouldn't reproduce in the first place.

Buckhunter in definitely on to something though.

I understand I cannot shield my daughter from the things of this world. She will see plenty of bad taste and bad stereotypes, but I also understand there is no need for these unsavory pictures in many mags like F&S. I should not have to think about it, but I do. I will raise my daughter with the best teaching that I can teach her, and if all goes well she will understand what these types of pictures instill in minds, and to avoid that stereotype. I see that many people have an obvious concern about it other wise they would not have taken time to post their comments. Sometimes taking a stand induces the guilty to retaliate with name calling of childish fits. I'm glad we can talk about it here without that, for the most part I find that most people are mature about this subject. We can disagree with what is commonplace. I see many teens follow the crowd, I hope that we can teach our daughter to live modestly and shamefaced. That will take allot of prayer.

buckhunter_ Nothing more to be said. Excellent response.+1

Boy, a person takes a stand for what they believe in and you think thats childish. You know Mr. Unchildish, Your loud exclamations make me feel like a new born. The best mag is a matter of opionon.

anti-utopia) is the vision of a society in which conditions of life are miserable and characterized by poverty, oppression, war, violence, disease, pollution, the abridgement of human rights, resulting in widespread unhappiness, suffering, and other kinds of pain.

Which comes form people not having rules of good conduct or lack of standard for moral behavour.

Like it or not, it starts small.

No such thing as Utopia when you have poeple like me and the postman around. You will have your Utopia when we are removed from the list of subscribers. That way you want have to listen to us whine like little children who can't handle that field and stream just has so much trouble finding other sponsers for there 10 pages of worthless tripe turning what you think is no problem into what will become a big problem in the near future. I consider F&S as being one of the best outdoor mags of the past. If they return to there roots, then I will give it ago agian. I think the problem is that newage collage kooks are taking over the businesses.

Thanks AndyH!

I appreciate your thoughts, and others here too...
the ads do not particularly offend me- they make me chuckle a little, but my primary concern with them is the diversity of the readership of the magazine. I think that the ads could be there and target the proper demographic without setting a sleazy tone in the back of the mag for the youngsters that browse the pages. When my kids are old enough to appreciate the publication, I DO want them to read it, but I DO NOT want them to be negatively influenced by the graphic nature of the advertising, in such a great all around magazine. But if it comes to it, I will have to edit the editorial with my pocket knife before they get to peruse its final pages~

Have you ever noticed how people vote in relation to what they are drawn too!

The funny thing is, is that in a earlier issue, there was an article about kids reaing F&S/Outdoor Life. Dont agree with it, but we will all just have to man up about it.