ORIGINAL: bluebird2
And I think you are blowing smoke. The vast majority of your posts are presented in such a way as to portray yourself as a superior hunter that is better than the rest of us. If it was a personal thing you wouldn't feel the need to tell everyone how you pass on 8 and 10 pt. buck. You go out of your way to make it very public and to force your standards on those that disagree with ARs.
Here is the thing. I value the time I spend in the woods with my family so much, that if I do get a buck early in archery, I actually mourn the loss of my buck tag. To me, asuccessful season is one filled with many many days afield with close friends and family, hunting the greatest animal that ever walked the planet IMO. My dream season is one that begins in archery, having seen many nice animals, progresses through rifle at camp with great times, seeing others be successful along the way. Then late, after Christmas, have another run of nice times in the woods and finally meet up with a great racked mature buck and take him cleanly with either a bow or flintlock. That is my dream, and I've come real close.
None of that can EVER happen if I shoot the first legal buck that ambles past me in October.
Let anyone else that reads this be the judge of my character and ethics.
You are not entitled. Your chip is too large.
Why don't you hunt some of the areas thatI do? Because then you would have nothing to come here and complain about.