So.. What is hunting truly about? Well that's a fairly loaded question and has alot of different answers depending on who you ask. For me, hunting started out as a family endeavor and a way to fill the freezer. I will admit that as a young hunter I got caught up in wanting to shoot the biggest buck in school but as time passed my "trophy prospective" changed. It became more about setting a goal and achieving it. I realized that once I decided to harvest a certain animal my heart pounded and my knees quaked above my boots. I get the same adrenaline rush from a doe as I do with a monster buck! "Any animal with a bow is a trophy." This statement may seem a bit cliche but for me it is how I feel. Don't get me wrong if a monster bull is standing next to a cow, no doubt I'm shooting the bull, but if the cow is at 20 yards and the bull is at 50, and I know I'm about to be busted.. You can bet that an arrow will be on its way! And I will not regret it one bit.
At the end of the day you have to ask yourself what hunting means to you and what your trophy prospective is but whatever you do don't take away someone else's accomplishment just because their goals may be different than yours!
