I read an interesting article once.It described the phases that most hunters go through.First we want to kill a deer any deer.Then after we kill a few we want to kill as many as possible.Fill all the tags.Then after we' ve killed a good many deer we want to kill nice bucks.After a few nice bucks then how we kill them becomes more important.Maybe with a recurve or a muzzleloader.Then at some point the hunt becomes more important than the actual kill.Of course some folks get hung up at some point and never make it out of the kill em all or the trophy stage.But in general I think it' s true.At some point you realize you don' t have anything to prove by killing the biggest or the mostest and just enjoy the hunt.The older I get I enjoy the comraderie at the camp.Good times spent with good friends as much as the hunt.I get much more out of seeing my kids and nephews kill deer than actually killing them myself.Of course when the time comes to satisfy that urge I' m still more than happy to take an animal.It' s just not THE most important thing anymore.

CB