I am a trophy hunter who likes the meat very much. But first and foremost I am a hunter who just loves the experience, memories & feeling hunting gives me. I know that hunting is not a cheap way to feed my family, it is a pursuit of passion & love of the outdoors that drives me. My trophy hunting is largely contained to deer, antelope and bears. For these animals it has to be my own trophy class (which only I set for myself) or nothing. If I really need to take one for meat I will harvest a doe or over the hill buck, never a young immature animal that may have potential to fill my dreams. With larger game such as moose or elk, it is nice to shoot a big one, but any of these critters to me is a trophy, so therefore I still consider myself a trophy hunter. A trophy is in the eyes of the beholder and if you are happy with your harvest then it should be viewed as a trophy in my mind.

Those who hold out for big then take whatever are the most common hunter, we all have visions of big bucks dancing, just some choose to not go home empty and become an " Opportunity Hunter" . This is also fine, because like i said in the end we all hunt for our own reasons, as long as we are satisfied when we are done is all that really matters. Those who make hunting a competition are not what I call hunters, it should be on a personal level and when this is done the person holding the tag is the only one that can decide and ulitimately go home happy. Basically no right or wrong way, it is all a sport called " hunting" . Yes track/tag soup happens to all hunters and is a part of the sport we all will encounter.