I'm where you are, 5 shot. I'm hoping to pass on all bucks that aren't out past the ears, and shoot does for the freezer. I am sure I will fail some years doing that though.

This year, I turkey hunted a bunch, and took no birds. I really cannot say that I even thought of it as "failure" though. Believe it or not, it was the best season for turkey that I've ever had. I met with two great people from this board and we hunted together for a few days in Ohio. I hunted Pennsylvania with a life-long friend and called in a bird for him. And at his camp, we ate venison twice a day, had great coffee, a lot of laughs, built small fires in the woods on the colder mornings just to warm up a bit, scouted for deer, saw a newborn fawn in the same spot on two different Saturdays...

I feel lucky to just be able to get out.

lol. And I feel sorry for people that don't know the pleasures of hunting or fishing in America or Canada.