Nothing is stopping me but me and it has little to nothing to do with scouting, putting in time, using past experience or knowledge. I hope I don't come off asboasting when I say this but I've been fortunate in that though I no longer have access to great areas as I did say 10 years ago, I've still been able to find the dominant bucks on my hunting land the majority of the time. Sometimes able to get a good shot opportunity and sometimes not. My biggest foe is mental and it has something to do with (to borrow a line from Matt/Pa) "moment of truth" and patience or lack of in a few situations. I have 3 mature bucks mounted and a couple racks from mature bucks among the many racks in my garage. Didn't mount the couple from the garage because I couldn't justify the expense at the time in relation to rack size.

In short I have missed good shots at more P&Y bucks than I have made........I can countem up and its not only frustrating but haunting. Off the top of my head there are 7 P&Y bucks that I have missed shots at. Count one more that I nicked and that makes 8!!!! Its not preparation or the inability to put myself into position for a shot most times, but the final lack of execution. Of course there have been a few other times that I could absolutely not work my way into getting a shot(not gonna count those), but I gave my best effort and have no regrets on those. But the ones I have missed after countless hours scouting, moving/removing stands and actual hunting makes the wife sort of happy and my pocketbook fuller saving all that money from being spent at the taxidermist.

In short I have 2 P&Y class bucks on my wall but should have 9-10. But I screwed up at the "moment of truth" more than a bowhunter should in a lifetime[:@][]. Thats on me and a part of the whole equation.......the finality I guess. Think I'll go and puke now.