The word "successful" as it applies to hunting means only one thing to me. You've succeeded in your objective. If your objective is to hold out for bucks only, 150" or better and you only take one deer on, say, 15 December but it meets that requirement, then you're successful. But what about the days you hunted before that? Were you successful? It's just my opinion here, but each day I hunt and don't take one, I didn't succeed on that particular day. I may have had a great time, and I may still be a "successful" hunter, but on that day, I didn't succeed in accomplishing what I set out to do.

I know the term is relative. A hunt for a specific buck can run weeks, months or even years, but in the end, what defines success in relation to deer hunting?