What some people have forgotten here,is that no matter how much land someone has access to, whether its by payment in the form of a lease, or for free from a local farmer, depending on the size of the ground, the number of deer you should be able to take a limited amount of good heads per year!! if you want, which helps pay for the lease.
I cannot for the life of me see why people complain about this, especially other stalkers? After many years of taking clients out, mostly for good representative heads, or better if the chance occurs, I have always charged the same outing fee. I also tell clients I sell hunting experiances not killing experiances, and I do not hunt with a tape measure!
Myself I shot my first reasonable Roe buck this last season, I have yet to have it measured, but I estimate it will go Bronze possible silver. Its a small piece in West Sussex, and of the 9 outings this past season I took 6 bucks, only one to my own rifle. All the others were free, to friends and some people off this site. Not one penny changed hands.
In Scotland on my 8500 acre lease, I have to pay every year for the lease. It is a great deal of money, I own the entire rights, 5 other men pay a very nominal fee per year to take the hinds off, infact they pay less than three days money on most places. They have the use of the larder and can rent the house on the estate, shoot rabbits, fox and Red Grouse as well. Of the 9 stags I sold this year two where massive 8 pointers, i charged no more to the american clients, an all in price for everythign fully inclusive. And as you know someone of this site also enjoyed a week free on my lease, what you may not know is that the invite extended to two others as well, who due to unforseen circumstances couldnt make it. But still have an invite. This banging on about trophies is fine, but as with one area I hunt of 120,000 acres, if they do not reap the benefit of good deer management, whats the point in keeping the deer and employing the staff, THINK ABOUT IT.
There are greedy people out there, but do not tar everyone with the same brush!!! Trophy hunting sustainably managed is good deer management, and pays for the upkeep of leases and also can help others.