Bowhunting is not a game
I do not hunt each year to get "better" than my brothers in Ohio. I work to get better for my own enjoyment
In 1998 I shot7 deer, 6 does and a buck. I did not become any better hunter because I shot more deer. Shooting a pile does in over populated huntingarea like mine is not to hard. If you know the area you are hunting, it makes it real easy
About 5 years ago I did not shoot a buck. I learned more that season than any past 3. I have shot over 560'' of antler the past three.
Sorry but I will disagree huntng where the populations are low like Northern MI have taught me pile info about killing a whitetail. Those guys who hunt deer in areas with 10 or less deer per sq mile and tag out each year are the real studs of our group IMO.
My buddy will hunt Hard in the UP of MI and see less than 20 deer a year. He still manages to find a deer and kill it. Maybe he does do it first two weeks of the season, because he is that good
My other buddy hunts Jackson MI and if he see 20 deer a night it is bad night
He has shot 20 deer last 2 years, and he is no better hunter than he was 2 years ago. He just decide to thin the herd like you.
Hunting is great and it has become a numbers game to most, and I get sucked into the big antler game at times myself. I can not help myself
I did what you are going to do. You are all pumped up about shooting pile of deer. It will get old quick Jeff, when I did it by number 6 I just wanted to throw the damn deer in the river[:'(]