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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5669510" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Excellent post tickweed. I too fell into the trap of striving for only the biggest bucks possible. Part of it was scientific curiosity. How far could you push a single property? How many big bucks could be produced? How many of those could be harvested each year? I too eventually found out that following that track can prove less than pleasurable. Part of that is simply growing as a hunter (i.e. the 5 stages of a hunter), but there is also the fact that what you dreamed of ends up being too much work to be worth it. Eventually I realized that what I killed wasn't as important as the experiences of doing so. The hunting with friends and family. The great stories generated, told and retold. The comradery of hunting camp. THAT is what matters. Now I still strive to kill a decent buck every year, but my standards of "decent" have definitely modified considerably from my "trophy" years. And I'm much happier and enjoying hunting more than the trophy days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5669510, member: 17"] Excellent post tickweed. I too fell into the trap of striving for only the biggest bucks possible. Part of it was scientific curiosity. How far could you push a single property? How many big bucks could be produced? How many of those could be harvested each year? I too eventually found out that following that track can prove less than pleasurable. Part of that is simply growing as a hunter (i.e. the 5 stages of a hunter), but there is also the fact that what you dreamed of ends up being too much work to be worth it. Eventually I realized that what I killed wasn't as important as the experiences of doing so. The hunting with friends and family. The great stories generated, told and retold. The comradery of hunting camp. THAT is what matters. Now I still strive to kill a decent buck every year, but my standards of "decent" have definitely modified considerably from my "trophy" years. And I'm much happier and enjoying hunting more than the trophy days. [/QUOTE]
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