There's a guy who used to post here by the handle of Greenhorn, who is arguably the best elk hunter on this forum, if pictures of downed elk are the measure. He's a young guy, lives in Montana and walks his ass off and kills some spectacular elk. Lots of scouting beforehand. I envy you folks that live out there in God's country and have ample opportunity to hunt in this fashion. Me, I'm condemned to live in fully Florida, don't have the time to invest, so I pay to hunt. I'm OK with that.

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”