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5 year old buck +
j-bird - Well I am trying to find a way to get my wife to approve sending them off to deerage.com (17 jaw bones X $25 = small chance I'll get my wish!) Got any suggestions????:)
I would send just a couple, but I know better. I can't find out the age of one or two and not the rest of them. For now I am going to put a few dollars away every paycheck and get it done. Once done, I will let you know the results and reflect from that standpoint. Still $500 is going to be a tough pill to swallow!
I really think regardless of the results I have to be content and happy with what we have been able to accomplish given what we have to work with. At the end of the day, I'll admit, I enjoy the harvest of whitetail deer too much and know I cannot pass a 3.5 year old given the opportunity. They just get me too excited and that's what it's all about.
Furthermore, in the interest of being honest, I was really hoping I would make a post like this and have guys say, "that's great man, that exactly what we're doing and that's the best you can expect!" Deep down inside, I knew the truth - if you want to shoot a 4.5+, roll the dice, let the 3.5 year old walk, and hope you have an opportunity once every 5-10 years. Call me crazy, but it has almost become a pride thing. With everything I do, I always strive to be the best that I can be (let me clarify, not the best hunter in the woods but do the best job I personally can given my god-given ability), and it's no different with deer hunting. Some might say that's great, but I think it can be taken too far and almost become a fault. Unfortunately, with deer hunting I equate the best with most mature. I need to get over that, fast! Hopefully, you can relate in some way. I feel like I just spilled my heart out - these whitetail deer have a way bringing things out of me!
I would send just a couple, but I know better. I can't find out the age of one or two and not the rest of them. For now I am going to put a few dollars away every paycheck and get it done. Once done, I will let you know the results and reflect from that standpoint. Still $500 is going to be a tough pill to swallow!
I really think regardless of the results I have to be content and happy with what we have been able to accomplish given what we have to work with. At the end of the day, I'll admit, I enjoy the harvest of whitetail deer too much and know I cannot pass a 3.5 year old given the opportunity. They just get me too excited and that's what it's all about.
Furthermore, in the interest of being honest, I was really hoping I would make a post like this and have guys say, "that's great man, that exactly what we're doing and that's the best you can expect!" Deep down inside, I knew the truth - if you want to shoot a 4.5+, roll the dice, let the 3.5 year old walk, and hope you have an opportunity once every 5-10 years. Call me crazy, but it has almost become a pride thing. With everything I do, I always strive to be the best that I can be (let me clarify, not the best hunter in the woods but do the best job I personally can given my god-given ability), and it's no different with deer hunting. Some might say that's great, but I think it can be taken too far and almost become a fault. Unfortunately, with deer hunting I equate the best with most mature. I need to get over that, fast! Hopefully, you can relate in some way. I feel like I just spilled my heart out - these whitetail deer have a way bringing things out of me!
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