quiksilver,

You sure left a lot of room between Group A and Group B. I don't fit Group A, but it is really largely a matter of work, family and distance to my hunting spots. I can't be that obsessed right now although I want to be.

But I don't fit Group B. I try to hunt when I can no matter what the weather, post-rut, or deer sightings are indicating. I don't make a lot of excuses (I used to do that more due to youth). I don't go just to hang out at the camp and drink all night. I get up early and have more and more been moving to hunting the whole day. I work on food plots, clearing lanes, putting up stands, scouting, etc. (again, with some of my only free time). Last year I had a 12 or 13 year old bow. I've slowly worked on getting better gear to increase my success.

In other words, I used to be in Group B, but I'd like to think I'm moving towards Group A.

Since it is related to this thread, I had a day last year where I saw 4 nice, non-shooter bucks (one was a 3.5 yr. borderline shooter), I totally loved the experience. I watched them chase a doe, run each other off, lick branches, etc. So of course I told people about that b/c it was cool, but I wasn't making excuses or hanging my head. I made a gamble that an even bigger buck might appear and it didn't pay off. I don't regret that. I will be hunting that same area this year at that time.