I love the meat and the hunt so I do my share of filling tags. I will not shoot an immature buck butshoot whenIwant to shoot. Shoulder mounts at my place are far and few between, the wife don't like em and I am looking for either a boonie typical, weird arse character or a NT. I have only 2 shoulder mounts both excellent WTspecimens in my mind a 6x5 168 net typical and 190 NT. If I never mount another oh well, theeuros and skull cap mounts of 140 plus wts that line my walls have just as many stories as the shoulder mounts and everyone I am proud of for different reasons. I guessI realize that shooting a boonie or something odd is a rare thing and trying to do so every time out is impossible, instead i enjoy the hunt and let the cards fall were they may. It has made me better, more succesful and satisified as a hunter.

I also have as much fun chasing elk and moose as whitetails. More meat. more challenge and something besides just scoring. I guess I am at the stage of just enjoying the whole hunting experience vs what it looks like in pictures or on a score sheet.