RE: If you KNOW, then why don't you?
1. 24yrs
2. 14yrs
3. Yes, and no, I am giving up firearm hunting, I dont enjoy it.
4. 5yrs
5. I am for QDM
6. Yes
7. Yes, within reason. Money is an issue, as is time.
8. Any year I get to enjoy at least 30 days afield. Deer sightings also factors in, and finally harvesting one or two does a year is always nice. A large buck would just be icing on the cake.
9. Food, and management. I am not in dire need of venison, though it is nice to have, so I choose the animals I harvest with the best interest of the future herd, habitat and surrounding wildlife in mind.
10. Im in between a casual and a hardcore hunter. I know there are hunters out there who are more hardcore than I am. However, I do shoot year round, read maps, scout new and old locations, and prep some spots. I do the best I can, but like I said, there are hunters out there even more "maniacal" than I am.