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Old 10-21-2007 | 04:43 PM
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livbucks
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Default RE: I'm bummed.

Don't ever be "bummed" because your animal didn't live up to "your" expectations...That is not at all what hunting is about...It should be about putting meat on the table, killing the animal quickly and getting it butchered properly so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor, period...
I'm not sure that you are the one to tell anyone why they hunt. I must respectfully disagree with what you have said here. We all hunt for our own reasons. I can tell you point blank that I have never hunted to put meat on the table, and never will.
I eat what I shoot, but I don't really care for deer meat so much. Should I shoot a bunch of does when the meat will go to waste? I have tried to find somebody who would take the deer I shoot, but nobody is ever interested. The butchers in my area will hook a hunter up with a food kitchen, but the hunter is gonna pay full tilt for the processing. I can't afford to pay out that kind of money and I don't have time to butcher deer for people. As a result, I shoot animals that fit the standard that I set, and nobody else. If I end a season without taking a single deer, that is my choice, and I'm fine with it. If I shoot a deer two years in a row, it will take three years for me to consume the meat. My standards are high this year for that very reason. I still have meat in the freezer right now from the last season.
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