I'm generally not picky. For the most part the first legal animal I can get a clean shot on goes in the freezer. Anything else is just playing with my food, and it leaves me free to go on to other endeavors, be it more hunting, home projects, etc.

There have been a couple occasions where I've taken a cull over of several "better" options presented at the same time. The hunt's the same, the meat's the same, and it makes me feel good to do so. Big racks on their own don't mean that much to me.

I don't mind killing a large-antlered prime animal, nor taking a bigger one over a smaller one. More meat. During the rut, I'll take a cow over a stink-bull every time.


The only true cost of having a dog is its death.