I don't enter deer contest either,takes something away from the hunt to me.
What does it take away from the hunt T? At that point, the hunt is over and it's another way to share. There is nothing wrong with that.
Those that don't take part in contests and those that don't score their deer seem to have a air of arrogance that it's not right to do so. I give my whitetails all my adoring attention from honor, respect and admiration. There are those that claim you cannot honor the deer, etc.. etc.. bull**** the same as it's bull**** that measuring is disrespectful.
Everyone hunts for their own reasons.
Funny though and maybe Todd can answer this for me. I just watched The Grind for the first time, for someone who doesn't score their bucks you sure throw bucks scores around on that DVD on a constant basis. Why put an animal in XXX class if you don't measure it. I didn't get that the whole time I watched it.