I can't really say that I stick to my "goals" as my "goals" change from day to day! In the early part of archery season, I passed on a 8 point that would easily have scored in the 115"-120". I knew there were bigger bucks and it was early! Mid-way through archery season, I saw a very nice 8 point (only scored 100") and I was ready to take this buck as we have been watching him for the past several years and we didn't think that he was gonna get much bigger! Well, I didn't harvest him, but my best-friend did that evening! Latter part of archery season, I had several more encounters with decent sized young bucks, but it was the rut and I knew that it was my best chance at one of the big mature bucks that I was after! Then rifle season started and I decided to hunt with my bow! Well, I hunted the first week and a half with my bow until Dec. 9th! I went out with my bow in the morning and didn't have any luck. I came home mid-day for a break and decided to check my foodplot and while there, I saw a buck get up and limp off! He was injured badly, so I had to change my goal from taking a deer with my bow to putting down a injured deer with my rifle. I went to my house and grabbed the rifle and headed to the woods. After a couple hours of sneaking through the woods, I found him bedded down and was able to take him.

I can't set a limit on myself because when hunting, everything changes day to day!