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Bowhunters ...... Are all the deer taken by you a trophy to you?

Old 08-13-2008, 01:45 PM
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To me, The journey has a lot to do with a trophy, I think to think of any sucessful hunt as a trophy hunt.
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Old 08-13-2008, 01:47 PM
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Last years buck wasn't a trophy to me. It might be other peoples views. I was hit by a car before it got to me. That is why I shot it.I do hold out for a deer that is a trophy to me.
Dan .. that is not a typical deer take tho ......... other than that deer, All the ones you take are trophies to you ... correct?

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I don't like the term trophy so I will use ....ummmm......quality kill..I cherrish all my kills with the bow far more than a gun, but the bucks I kill with a bow are more special to me than the does, but I enjoy the rush and the meat the same.
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I shoot does to help the state manage the herd.
that didn't answer the question .....
I clicked on the poll
Actions speak louder than words.

How many guys have you seen drving around with their doe in back of their truck showing her off?
How many doe poles have you been too?
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Yes. I do not shoot a deer I do not want to take, so if I harvest the deer I have my sights on, I have accomplished a goal and am proud of that animal.
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Yes. I do not shoot a deer I do not want to take, so if I harvest the deer I have my sights on, I have accomplished a goal and am proud of that animal.
I like the way you worded your post.


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I don't like the term trophy so I will use ....ummmm......quality kill..I cherrish all my kills with the bow far more than a gun, but the bucks I kill with a bow are more special to me than the does, but I enjoy the rush and the meat the same.
So it's safe to say they are all trophies to you, Landon .... I mean you may not like the word, but going by your description, it's what I am talking about
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For me, no, every deer is not a trophy.A "TROPHY" to me is only a buck. Does are great, I like to shoot those too, meat for me and friends, but to me a trophy is going on the wall. There has been a ton of talk about this lately on here. Not every animal I kill is a "trophy" regardless of weapon. Trophy are for something extra special, like a giant buck. You don't get a trophy for every tackle in football, or every goal in soccer. Just trophies for special ones, record breaking ones in some cases. that is how I look at hunting trophies, special ones or personal bests, those are trophies.
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All the Bucks yes.The Does not so much.

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Last years buck wasn't a trophy to me. It might be other peoples views. I was hit by a car before it got to me. That is why I shot it.I do hold out for a deer that is a trophy to me.
Dan .. that is not a typical deer take tho ......... other than that deer, All the ones you take are trophies to you ... correct?
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Yes. I do not shoot a deer I do not want to take, so if I harvest the deer I have my sights on, I have accomplished a goal and am proud of that animal.
I like the way you worded your post.

so do I ... and that qualifies them as trophies ..... Me thinks you clicked the wrong answer GAry
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