And for the record , I do hold more respect for the hunter that puts his time and effort in public/un-managed land and gets a 125" buck -vs- the hunter that harvests a 150" buck that he/she grew.
Bowfanatic:
Well right there is where we disagree. Personally I have more "respect" for the guy who shot the 150" then the guy who shot the 125". Why you ask?? Well because they guy who killed the 125" simply walked out on public land, did alittile scouting I'm sure, set up a blind, and probably killed the first decent buck that walked by. Whats the big deal??
The guy who killed the 150" probably put alot more time into hunting then the other guy. This hunter had the will power and restraint to hold off on smaller less mature bucks, and he took the time and money to "grow his buck" while the other guy simply found a buck that the other public land hunters over looked or missed.
Why should the public land hunter be held on a higher pedestal just because he killed an immature buck that some how avoided the orange army?? If anything its more luck then skill........