I have been going hunting or to the woods since I was 4 yo. I didnt shoot my first buck til I was 11. When we started in the 60s we would rarely kill a deer then in the 70s I finally shot my first buck a 4 pointer. Then I didnt shoot the next one til I was 15. All the while the passion for learning and being around hunting continued to burn. It was more about being with my dad, uncles and cousins it was truly a family event.

Now that I am 52 that fire still burns. I didnt shoot a buck last year, shot 3 the year before an 11 an 8 and a 9. This year I have passed on an 8 and a 9. You see to me the killing is such a small part of the experience a successful hunt doesnt mean I killed something. Passing a young 8 or a 9 to me is just as rewarding as killing a mature buck.

Like the saying says different strokes for different folks.

I understand that the youth of today want instant gratification. But deer hunting is not a video game.