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Its actually higher. Our team has 2 bucks unentered and I'm sure there are a few others that went un checked as well.

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i passed on some bucks for the monster i keep seeing at a long distance when hunting

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It did for me....... After I signed up for the contest I thought about what I would and wouldn't shoot at (usually I shoot at what strikes my fancy at the time).Idecided that anything over 100in would get an arrow their way. If I hadn't been in the contest, there was areally really cool looking 10-point (probably 80-90in) that would have met his demise.:D:D

It's all fun for me and I usually don't have any "set goals" to begin with anyway so it waseasy for me to"adjust on the fly".:D

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It's always interesting for me.......to see these "success" rates (being a rleatively new deer hunter). I feel like we're (HNI community) a little ahead of the curve vs. the typical bowhunting community.

This contest also doesn't change what I will or won't do int he field. I've never shot a deer I regretted taking, and I've never let the contest influence my decisions out there.

I want to congratulate everyone on doing it "their" way......whatever that might entail.

Good jobs, guys (and gals). Happy new Year.

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It may have "inspired" me to let a few smaller bucks walk!

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I certainly did it "My way".

[:-]:eek::D