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<blockquote data-quote="hammer33" data-source="post: 5543326" data-attributes="member: 19900"><p>Ski.</p><p>You make a great point. Competitiveness is a human trait. </p><p>My point is that we have a choice. We HAVE TO compete at some things. Why CHOOSE to compete at something that really doesn't matter if you win ? </p><p>As I have gotten older being very selective in what I put my energy towards has given me peace. Hunting is very important to me. Its when we get to unwind and be away from the hectic competitive world. Putting another arbitrary metric on "success" tends to narrow the hunting focus to one thing.... antler size. I'm not saying that no one should try to kill big bucks. What I am saying is if that is THE goal far and above all others, measured against other people, then the whole rest of the hunting experience tends to get lost or devalued.</p><p></p><p>I know that the Big Buck arms race is what sells and moves $$$$$$$$$$$ product. Antlers can be measured so it is easy to default to. The feeling you get when a bird lands on a branch feet from your face and sings you good morning as the first rays of light break the horizon ...... How do you put a metric on that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hammer33, post: 5543326, member: 19900"] Ski. You make a great point. Competitiveness is a human trait. My point is that we have a choice. We HAVE TO compete at some things. Why CHOOSE to compete at something that really doesn't matter if you win ? As I have gotten older being very selective in what I put my energy towards has given me peace. Hunting is very important to me. Its when we get to unwind and be away from the hectic competitive world. Putting another arbitrary metric on "success" tends to narrow the hunting focus to one thing.... antler size. I'm not saying that no one should try to kill big bucks. What I am saying is if that is THE goal far and above all others, measured against other people, then the whole rest of the hunting experience tends to get lost or devalued. I know that the Big Buck arms race is what sells and moves $$$$$$$$$$$ product. Antlers can be measured so it is easy to default to. The feeling you get when a bird lands on a branch feet from your face and sings you good morning as the first rays of light break the horizon ...... How do you put a metric on that? [/QUOTE]
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