A trophy buck to me is one that really stands out from the others. It all involves the hunt. Previous to this season, I had two that really stood out for me and I missed both of them. 12/16/03 all that changed for me. I had taken my 4 yr old son out with me to hang a stand for me to hunt the next morning. We both had a good time in the woods together. Anyway, after hanging the stand and a million questions of "Why ya doin' that daddy", he rubbed my gun for good luck and told me "you'll get him in the morning". Well, I was in the stand before daybreak and had hunted 'til 10:00, passing on a couple does, when a spike buck walked out about 70 or so yards in thinned pines and I took him. The buck wasn't the best I'd ever taken, but the events leading up to the hunt are the proudest moments I've had so far. If it'll warm up a little, and he gets over a cold, I hope to top that.


Gun control? My gun. My control.