I don't care a thing about horns. I shoot meat, and I'm damn proud of it. I'm proud to feed my family.
I know I really aggravate my neighboring hunters who's land borders where I hunt. They make no bones about it, 8pt or bigger. When I leave(we share a common road), and they see a spike in the bed, they really give me the 3rd degree. I give it right back. They don't even eat the deer they kill. If I'm in the stand 10 minutes, or 10 hours, I don't care.
Ive shot deer before I got fully situated in my stand. Good for me!
Just figuring some dumb math here, eating deer meat 2 meals a day, 5 days a week, saves me probably 3K easily a year just on meat. Thats meager eating, like Deerburger Helper, Deer Chili, Deer Manwich, Tenderloin with eggs, etc.
Remember: Don't eat the tomatoes!, Don't eat the peppers!, Don't eat the peanut butter!, Don't eat the pistachios!, Don't eat the hamburger!......
I garden, freeze, jelly, pickle, and can too. Along with my butchering.
I might be a wierdo to many who know me, but by God we can eat!!!
Now having said all of the above, I DO like a sporting challenge.
I took up handgun hunting, and have found that extremely rewarding in harvesting meat.