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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5543527" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>I'm not sure why some things have value over others. I sometimes have to put myself in check because the desire for giant antlers and the energy expended to get them borders absurdity. I often wonder the point of it all. Then I consider things like ancient cave paintings, people visiting Yellowstone, etc. Those petroglyphs don't depict does & spikes. They show huge racks, meaning antlers have occupied hunters' minds as long as humans have been able to artistically & abstractly express themselves. And folks visiting Yellowstone aren't there to see herds of cow elk. They want pictures of that monarch bull wearing a 7ft tall crown! Doesn't matter if they're a hunter or not, humans across every genre & historic time frame seem to revere big antlers. I'm inclined to think it's built into our DNA. </p><p></p><p>But I can't argue with your logic. In fact I hear your words echo within my own life, albeit yet at a distance. While it's hard to remember each deer I've taken, I clearly recall the way my younger self wanted to kill them all, and the rush of adrenaline it gave. A gorilla thumping his chest comes to mind. As the years have passed I gradually found each kill becoming more bitter than sweet. I'm at a point now where I single out the oldest, biggest, wisest buck and hunt only him either until I succeed or he disappears forever. It may take a year or it may take 3 or more. No other deer satisfies me. Even the thrill of those accomplishments are beginning to wane. These days I'm nearly more content simply working the habitat & watching the deer grow up than I am actually killing them. </p><p></p><p>In short I see your point and mostly agree. I'm just not sure I agree that it's a choice. I more tend to believe it's a progression we each evolve through with time & experience. It begins with a genetic disposition to desire big antlers, driven by testosterone & likely ego to attain them, then progressively gives way to admiring the animal wearing them, appreciating God's creation and our place in it. Our ancestors didn't need to kill mature bucks to feed the tribe, but those are the ones they felt compelled to represent when expressing their thoughts for us to see 10,000yrs later. I suspect giant bucks consumed their thoughts same way they still do ours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5543527, member: 20583"] I'm not sure why some things have value over others. I sometimes have to put myself in check because the desire for giant antlers and the energy expended to get them borders absurdity. I often wonder the point of it all. Then I consider things like ancient cave paintings, people visiting Yellowstone, etc. Those petroglyphs don't depict does & spikes. They show huge racks, meaning antlers have occupied hunters' minds as long as humans have been able to artistically & abstractly express themselves. And folks visiting Yellowstone aren't there to see herds of cow elk. They want pictures of that monarch bull wearing a 7ft tall crown! Doesn't matter if they're a hunter or not, humans across every genre & historic time frame seem to revere big antlers. I'm inclined to think it's built into our DNA. But I can't argue with your logic. In fact I hear your words echo within my own life, albeit yet at a distance. While it's hard to remember each deer I've taken, I clearly recall the way my younger self wanted to kill them all, and the rush of adrenaline it gave. A gorilla thumping his chest comes to mind. As the years have passed I gradually found each kill becoming more bitter than sweet. I'm at a point now where I single out the oldest, biggest, wisest buck and hunt only him either until I succeed or he disappears forever. It may take a year or it may take 3 or more. No other deer satisfies me. Even the thrill of those accomplishments are beginning to wane. These days I'm nearly more content simply working the habitat & watching the deer grow up than I am actually killing them. In short I see your point and mostly agree. I'm just not sure I agree that it's a choice. I more tend to believe it's a progression we each evolve through with time & experience. It begins with a genetic disposition to desire big antlers, driven by testosterone & likely ego to attain them, then progressively gives way to admiring the animal wearing them, appreciating God's creation and our place in it. Our ancestors didn't need to kill mature bucks to feed the tribe, but those are the ones they felt compelled to represent when expressing their thoughts for us to see 10,000yrs later. I suspect giant bucks consumed their thoughts same way they still do ours. [/QUOTE]
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