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Old 08-08-2007 | 03:03 PM
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Default RE: Am I crazy?

Your choice should be your choice. However, I would give you this advice. Make up your mind before you go into the woods what you are prepared to shoot on that hunt. Indecision can cost you an animal. Once upon a time I had a Bull Elk Tag here in Arizona. Opening morning I had a thin horned 5 X 5 twenty-five yards from my stand looking the other direction. I changed my mind over and over whether to shoot or not to shoot. He wasn't as big as the 5 X 6 on the wall at home but he was a very nice bull. I finally let him walk and ended up taking a Spike the final weekend. I decided after that hunt that I would not be passing up any mature bull elk with a bow in my hands in the future. That was my lesson from Archery God on that hunt.

You should probably give a lot of consideration to some of the other comments. Book animals do not grow on trees and you might wait a long time before you get one. A little practice on does or decent smaller bucks could be invaluable. However, you decide what you are willing to harvest and stick to your guns.
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