I guess I have a slightly different perspective. While I believe that ever deer harvested is special in it's own way and I don't believe in just searching out a P&Y caliber deer year after year to make it a success, I will have to tell you from my past year's experience, being able to record my first deer in the record book, only capped off the most outstanding year i've had as a hunter. I wasn't looking to make the book, I was just very lucky to take a great buck. 180 5/8ths, my buck of a lifetime. He's on the wall, and next to him is a certificate and official scorers sheet from P&Y. It's just kinda nice to be noticed kinda on a national level. Sure it cost 25 bucks to record it, but there are lot of less worthy causes I given my money to and I don't get a certificate or mentioned in the book.

I guess everyone has their opinion, and I'm not stating that mine is the correct one, just mine. If I ever get that lucky again, i'll probably enter it.


Kelly