For starters, I said its not something I like to discuss, as in I don't go around telling people how many deer I have killed, not that I wouldn't discuss it or say so if you asked. I guess I could have worded it differently. I don't like to brag about stuff like that. I know one deer a year is not steller or anything, but I have met guys that have been doing it 10 years and haven't killed one yet. I don't feel the need to rub it in and offer up the fact that I take at least one every year, including the very first year I hunted. Of course if they ask, I will tell them. As you can tell, I don't mind telling a story.

And the title of the thread is "Let's see how GOOD we are.". What does that indicate to you? Maybe you have a better comprehension of the english language then I do because I took that statement to mean what it says. And go back and read your first post and tell me others didn't take it the same way.

I never said I didn't see the value of the thread, or that I didn't think it should be here. I simply gave my opinion, and in a polite way I thought by the way, not to mention the information he wanted. That is also my right, is it not? Or am I only allowed to give my opinion if it is agreeable? I didn't tell him he was dumb for asking it, or that it was a stupid question. Just that I feel it was not a good indicator to how good of a hunter you were, and why. Maybe he is 15 and doesn't know any better. And even if he is not, I don't doubt there are some young hunters or future hunters lurking around here that could get the wrong idea. Not that killing alot of deer is wrong, as long as you do it legally.

And I didn't say anything about this being a P&Y thread, or starting one. I have never taken a pope and young class deer in my life, and don't really care if I do or not. Please don't quote me and then accuse me of something I didn't even say. Although if you had a few deer of that quality under your belt it would lead one to believe you were a pretty good hunter, or darn lucky at any rate. I think you would find however that most guys that have those kind of trophies don't have a high number of kills. They most likely let more deer walk than the average hunter does.

I also don't make it a point to post on every thread there is just for the point of posting, so I do skip posts that don't interest me or don't apply. That may be why I only have 301 posts and you have over 1600.

Paul