Oh Bull Hockey. Hunting is about killing something. The journey is a part of it but the ultimate goal is to shoot something. You can have the greatest journey in the world, but if you never shoot anything you've flat failed at what you set out to do. If the journey is your ultimate goal take up paper punching and photography. The ultimate proficiency test is did you bring any meat home. If the answer is NO, you failed in the ultimate goal. I know all the touchy touchy feel good answers and I ain't buying them. Everry one of you that heads to the woods does so with the hopes and prayers you've practiced enough and you put blood on the ground. You came for a variety of reasons, but the goal is the same. The journey just makes you the old Indian word for vegetarian. Don't tell me it's all about the journey. That's only a part of it. Let's not loose sight of why we hunt and it's ultimate goal. I love a walk in the woods as much or more than the next person, but at least I'm honest as to why I'm there.