A Trophy is Not a Trophy is Not a Trophy....
08-28-2003, 06:29 AM
#51
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
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RE: A Trophy is Not a Trophy is Not a Trophy....
Everyone here is a trophy hunter, like it or not!
There isn' t a bowhunter here that would shoot a 4pt that stands 15 yards broadside when there is a 150 class standing 26 yards facing us. I really wouldn' t believe a single person here who said they wouldn' t wait to see if they might get a shot on the 150 class. Hopefully everyone here has the sense not to shoot straight on in this scenrio. A true meat hunter would shoot the 4pt....any of you?
There isn' t a bowhunter here that would shoot a 4pt that stands 15 yards broadside when there is a 150 class standing 26 yards facing us. I really wouldn' t believe a single person here who said they wouldn' t wait to see if they might get a shot on the 150 class. Hopefully everyone here has the sense not to shoot straight on in this scenrio. A true meat hunter would shoot the 4pt....any of you?
I can honestly say that I am glad I am not a trophy hunter, but a hunter, because after the buck I killed in 74 in Va. I would never have shot another buck in Va. because ones that would surpass him are few and far between in Va. In the almost 30 years since I killed him I have only seen 2 bucks on the hoof that would have surpassed him, one I was driving 65 MPH when I saw him and the other at about 100 yards away while bow hunting.
08-28-2003, 06:59 AM
#52
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co Maryland USA
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RE: A Trophy is Not a Trophy is Not a Trophy....
Can a doe be a trophy? You better believe it.
A few years ago, I had seen a huge doe that was very red in color--far after all the others had turned to the brown/gray winter coats. She was obviously the lead doe and was very suspicious of everything. She became the object of my hunting interest. I used every tactical advantage I could think of in a focused effort to tag her--her specifically. I managed to get with-in range on a couple occassions, but was never able to get off a shot. She won, but I would have been extreemly proud of her if I taken her--as much as any buck on my wall. To anyone else, she would just be a big, red doe, but to me she would have been a real trophy.
A few years ago, I had seen a huge doe that was very red in color--far after all the others had turned to the brown/gray winter coats. She was obviously the lead doe and was very suspicious of everything. She became the object of my hunting interest. I used every tactical advantage I could think of in a focused effort to tag her--her specifically. I managed to get with-in range on a couple occassions, but was never able to get off a shot. She won, but I would have been extreemly proud of her if I taken her--as much as any buck on my wall. To anyone else, she would just be a big, red doe, but to me she would have been a real trophy.
08-29-2003, 02:51 PM
#58
Join Date: Jul 2003
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RE: A Trophy is Not a Trophy is Not a Trophy....
A little bitty plastic trophy that you get when you finish a season of T-Ball is nothing like winning the World Series Pennant.
I take it you don' t have a son that has won a T-Ball trophy. Look into that boys eyes when he holds that trophy and you will realize you are way off base.
I think you are confusing Trophy with Size. Some racks are bigger than others, but only the owner can declare which one is a trophy.
I have taken many animals, but my most cherished trophy is the first deer I took as a boy. That trophy was a doe!
08-29-2003, 03:03 PM
#59
Typical Buck
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RE: A Trophy is Not a Trophy is Not a Trophy....
Dan324...read all the posts please. I was my daughter' s t-ball coach and already covered that whole thing.
And in closing...the intended targeted audience of my post were the lazy, incompetent, and impatient who really shouldn' t be in the woods anyway but who kill the first thing they see for whatever misdirected motivating factor they have and then claim that it is a trophy as much as the guy who invests an overwhelming amount of work, study, and patience for a cagey, seasoned, mature whitetail buck. There is no comparison in the quality of the trophy.
And in closing...the intended targeted audience of my post were the lazy, incompetent, and impatient who really shouldn' t be in the woods anyway but who kill the first thing they see for whatever misdirected motivating factor they have and then claim that it is a trophy as much as the guy who invests an overwhelming amount of work, study, and patience for a cagey, seasoned, mature whitetail buck. There is no comparison in the quality of the trophy.
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