Now that I've "crossed over" I have a tough time understanding why I felt that way once. it was something that was just taught and ingrained into your head. You shoot a buck, any buck you see, cause its what you are supposed to do. The old time mindset is deeply intrenched in many places like PA, mich and NY. "I have to get MY buck". You shot a buck, didn't matter if it made you happy, you shot it cause you were supposed to. So many guys have boxes full of rack that they never look at or toss out.


One thing that i am hoping will catch on here in PA dealing with the antler restrictions is for guys to start passing on legal, but yet only 1 1/2 old bucks. It is no greater accomplishment to shoot a 1 1/2 old 7 pt, than it is to shoot a 1 1/2 old spike.

People say that guys who wait on "trophy" class deer are obsessed with antlers. I think there is more obsession whena preson shoots a deer just for the sole fact that it HAS antlers.