What is your pinnacle achievement as a hunter?

[fairchaser]

Is it that mature whitetail buck you've been after for 3 years or a grand slam of all the 4 turkey subspecies? Maybe it's a charging bull elephant with a double rifle at 6 steps. It could be three quail on a covey rise. Maybe a pope and young buck with your bow. Maybe it's passing on your extensive knowledge and wisdom to a young hunter. What is it for you and have you achieved it?

 

[plinker22]

To enjoy His Amazing Creation each and every time I get to escape to the woods.

Any kill, as my buddy Jason says, is just icing on the cake.

 

[Matador]

For me, it is probably seeing a youngster succeed on the killing of a buck or doe knowing that I played a part in their success and happiness. I helped teach the Hunter Safety Course for better than 15 year. I still run into young men and women who tell me they took the course when I was teaching the muzzleloading part. The other part is the friends that I have hunted with for 35 plus year. No buck or animal can replace these friends and hunts.

 

[csi-tech]

I have to say that passing a 3 1/2 year old 120" 8 point this year tops the list. I was rewarded with a 120" 10 point Christmas Eve. Hey, I held out for 2 more points......Don't judge. :D

 

[Snake]

Seeing my grandson become a seasoned hunter passing on smaller bucks and the good Lord rewarding him with a 16 pointer once .

 

[AT Hiker]

Backpack hunting, it's like crack. It's about as real as one can get, when comparing us to our meat hunting ancestors.


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[Buzzard Breath]

My dad and I have deer hunted together for 30+ years and have never killed a double together until a couple years ago. This picture is framed and sits in a special place in my trophy room.

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[scn]

There are no pinnacles for me. There is an ongoing appreciation for the blessings I've been given that have allowed me to retain the hunting "spark" and want to be out there after a variety of critters. This past year marked the 49th straight year that I have bowhunted for deer. Several times this season I sat there and reflected on just how lucky and how blessed I have been where illness, injury, or just life didn't break that streak. There were some years in there where life and finances greatly limited the trips. But, I was able to get out there.

At this point in my life, just being blessed to be able to go out and enjoy God's natural cathedral is enough for me. Add in doing it with some life-long friends and an occasional kill is icing on the cake.

 

[catman529]

I think my ultimate goal is to not only kill one but learn how to hunt and kill mature bucks on the WMA where I started hunting. Of course I enjoy deer hunting a lot and will take a lot of time to hunt different places and shoot does and enjoy the scenery. But some day I would like to figure out the elusive older bucks that have survived 2, 3 or more years of the orange army.

 

[Os2 Outdoors]

Me achievements change as my life moves on and I achieve them. And it depends on what I'm doing an where I'm hunting.

I love killing a big buck on public ground, it's something about killing that deer that anybody in the world can hunt if they want.

When I was younger it was kill a P&Y.
Then it was kill a Booner by bow.

Now I believe I've set myself an unattainable goal. I want to kill all 10 inch brackets 100-200 inches by bow. I lack 160,170,190 and 200.

I also love teaching people about my world. Whether it's taking a kid or newbie on a walk shed hunting or getting a kid his first deer. These will ultimately be the biggest things we do for ourselves and our sport.

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[MUP]

2016 season, being with my daughter and watching her take over and take her first deer, a doe, ever. Then, this past season, watching the same thing, as she followed a spike buck for several minutes trailing thru the woods back and forth, then taking the shot and putting it down with another heart shot. Those are my two most prominent achievements as a hunter. A distant 3rd is the 150 class 9 pt I shot during last ML season. I think I'll just become a guide for my daughter now. :)

 

[tree_ghost]

I would say my pinnacle achievement was killing a 152" with my bow. However as I mature as a hunter my goals are changing. I am not as concerned with the biggest set of antlers, although big antlers is a big plus for me but I'm finding more enjoyment and fulfillment out of the preparation of deer season and the patterning of a single particular animal. I prefer the game of "chess" with my opponent over killing a huge buck that fell in my lap...which is Exactly what happened with my 152" P&Y.


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[wsm]

learning to be a hunter and not a killer.

 

[fairchaser]

I would say my pinnacle achievement was killing a 152" with my bow. However as I mature as a hunter my goals are changing. I am not as concerned with the biggest set of antlers, although big antlers is a big plus for me but I'm finding more enjoyment and fulfillment out of the preparation of deer season and the patterning of a single particular animal. I prefer the game of "chess" with my opponent over killing a huge buck that fell in my lap...which is Exactly what happened with my 152" P&Y.


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Tree ghost, nobody kills a mature buck with a bow by accident or just pure luck. That's a huge accomplishment!

 

[diggerak]

Enjoying the outdoors with the pack as I call them. I have two girls and they have multiple friends from broken families that stay at the house often. I have got to enjoy fishing,mushrooming, she'd hunting Ginseng hunting and resting on a hill watching a creek with them. Deer season is my get away time and none are into killing .

 

[megalomaniac]

got all 3 kids into hunting prob my biggest achievement. Hope they stick with it.

killing a bull elk on public land out west, unguided, with a bow was also a highlight.

 

[Grnwing]

Getting my dad his first deer, happened this past year at 66. He always took the time when I was younger to get me in the field and even though he wasn't a hunter growing up he took the time to help fuel my passion for it. That morning watching him shoot his first deer and seeing the excitement and joy was priceless and serves as the best "trophy". I have a 7 month old daughter that maybe able to rival it when she gets older.

 

[Mike Belt]

Always striving to take my biggest buck thus far even though I've passed on a bunch that would qualify for that. Otherwise, probably still being alive and having the opportunity to keep on trying.

 

[bloodtrailing]

I was about 13 and was on an opening day dove hunt. I was in a good spot the birds were using to come into the field. I pretty much plugged that hole hitting doubles and limiting out pretty quick. I was in a zone. I had people coming over to meet me and see who put on the wing shooting display. That was fun.

 

[tree_ghost]

I would say my pinnacle achievement was killing a 152" with my bow. However as I mature as a hunter my goals are changing. I am not as concerned with the biggest set of antlers, although big antlers is a big plus for me but I'm finding more enjoyment and fulfillment out of the preparation of deer season and the patterning of a single particular animal. I prefer the game of "chess" with my opponent over killing a huge buck that fell in my lap...which is Exactly what happened with my 152" P&Y.


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Tree ghost, nobody kills a mature buck with a bow by accident or just pure luck. That's a huge accomplishment!

Well I appreciate that very much and do agree it's no easy task...I actually just got the teaser pic from the taxi of him...[emoji3]


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[TNGunsmoke]

Becoming a hunter safety instructor so I can pass something on to the next generation.

 

[passthrough76]

It hasn't happened yet, and that is why I look forward to every new season.

 

[fairchaser]

I'm not sure if it's happened. I'd like to think it hasn't. But I've had some pretty awesome moments in the outdoors. I killed a really big deer. Made some great shots that were pretty awesome including a neck shot on a running elk with a ML. Taught my sons to excel in the outdoors and become better than me in many ways. But I have some other goals before I'm finished.

1. I want to kill a 5.5 year old buck that scores over 130. I've killed younger bucks that have scored more and older bucks that have scored less but not both.
2. I'd like to kill a bull moose.
3. I'd like to make a killing shot over 300 yds.
4. I'd like to have a perfect deer season with no woods whammys.
5. I'd love to help my grandsons to get their first deer.

That Cape buffalo at 10 steps would be pretty cool too.

 

[alaska_av8r]

When I realized I had stopped being a killer and became a hunter!

 

[Jmed]

So far the most challenging hunt for me was shooting a pronghorn with a bow in open terrain. But my greatest accomplishment was getting my daughter in the woods, In fact, my greatest claim to fame is how great my kids are despite the hellion I was as a youngster.

 

[Grnwing]

So far the most challenging hunt for me was shooting a pronghorn with a bow in open terrain

That had to be pretty awesome! That is on my bucket list, done it with a rifle and mule deer with a bow but haven't shot a speed goat with my bow.

 

[Wrangler95]

To enjoy His Amazing Creation each and every time I get to escape to the woods.

Any kill, as my buddy Jason says, is just icing on the cake.

X2 :super:

 

[Hunter 257W]

I can't say that I've achieved any single pinnacle as a hunter. Maybe the 1st over 400 yard (435 yards) groundhog shot would count since varmint hunting is what 1st clicked with me and guns as a young teen. I had to wait until I was 28 to be able afford a rifle that would perform shots like that so that made it so much more valued when I finally did it. The only other event I can think of would be when both myself and my cousin finally got a deer the same day this year on November 20. I got a doe and he got a buck about an hour later. That made it special because both of us got to celebrate on the same day. Also my 1st cast bullet deer this year was a milestone event.

 

[tickweed]

I would say I personally have two that I'm very proud of. First my non-typical, which was the thrill of a lifetime. However with that being said, duck hunting was always my number one passion. Even as a kid. I was finally able to buy a decent duck hunting spot, which my daughter enjoys with me along with many friends. That would be my proudest accomplishment of all.

 

[Winchester]

Far from achieving it all but I have been blessed so far. P&Y Whitetail bucks with my Bow, Bull Elk with Bow, Mule deer buck with Bow, Jack rabbits and Sage hens with Bow, Hogs with Bow, etc. I would still love to go on a African Safari for the big 5 but unless I hit the Lottery dont see it happening.