I guess that sums up my last post "how big is big enuf" in the genral hunting forum

This is my first post. I have been reading them for awhile though. I feel strongly enough about this issue to break the ice. I am glad to see so many agree with PAbowhntr. The world of big buck hunting has gotten to big. When freinds and family tell me they harvested an animal, its the story of the harvest that I want to hear long before what they actually harvested. Thats what the hunt is all about.

I agree totally! Also each hunter has a goal for what is a trophy to them, be it a spike, fork or larger. they don't need anyones aproval as to if its a "trophy".

A "Trophy" is highly personal and is often determined by the circumstances, events, and the individual feelings of accomplishment and not by a score card.- Greg Doc Caldwell (deceased personal friend, dearly missed)

Unfortunately there are more than a few folks who don't agree with this, but they seem to get scarce when a thread like this pops up. I'm still shaking my head over the person who posted on this subject a couple years ago. He essentially said that folks who don't concentrate on big bucks lack any sort of ambition or goals in life. I feel the opposite is true because it is pretty sad when your whole sense of self-worth is linked to how big of a rack you can hang on the wall instead of simply enjoying the overall pursuit of deer whether it results in a year old doe or a state record.

God, help me. I agree with Lanse. I could go on for hours about food plots, bait, etc etera and all that stuff. It's easy to say you want the TROPHY if you live in a land of big bucks, low hunting pressure and all sorts of things. It's easy if you have the land, the genetics, and the money to plant hundreds of acres like Lee and Tiffany. I saw a show today, "Realtree" where David Blanton was hunting a new property. He had 75(according to him) racked bucks in front of him on his first hunt from a stand hung that day on an field. I challange David to hunt where I hunt for an entire season, hell, 2 seasons and see 75 racked bucks. He'd be totally pimped out to see a dozen if he hunted every day for 2 years.