i view every hunt as a success. if i dont bag anything i learned something that will help me bag something another day. geez if i brought something home every time i went out i would have no room for my hunting things. and i sure dont own that many freezers.

I consider every time I see game afield a success. That means I am doing something right. Also, it is a success to me to see any game from a stand that I spent hours scouting, setting up, and preparing for the season.

If I get into my stand qiuckly and quietly (some mornings I just seem to stumble
over everything) and I dont jump any deer or get winded, busted, etc.....
It doesn`t matter if I even see a deer, as long as I dont screw up, its a success.

I dont give a sh*t what anybody else thinks I should call a trophy, success or
whatever. Im not sitting on anybodys lap.

This is a very complicated topic, and to be honest, it is impossible to really come to a conclusion as to who is right and who is wrong, because nobody is. Everybody has a different goal each time they go in the woods. Mine is to have a good time. Do I want to kill a deer, heck yes, but, if I don' t, does that mean I failed at hunting that day? I don' t see it that way.

The hunt isn' t all about the success. People are getting to hooked on success. Yes, we all want it, but, it is when you want it so bad that if you don' t kill a deer you get upset, that is when you have a problem.

Like I said, the goal of hunting is to KILL an animal (not harvest or bag or acquire or any of that crap) but, the goal isn' t as good as the experience.

It will be a cold day in hell when I will get upset because I wasn' t able to kill a deer while hunting.

Hunting to me is about enjoyment, and, NO, I don' t need to kill something to enjoy myself. If your goal is just to kill something, become a butcher and slaughter your own cows. (Not being disrespectful)

Each person has their own idea of success when it comes to hunting, so, we as hunters need to learn to agree to disagree with each other. Too many are getting into the " my way is the only way" mentallity.

My mentality: " I have my way and my ideas of what hunting is, if they are different from yours, more power to you, just respect mine, as I will be respecting yours"