Years ago I came to the realization that the best trophy you can hope for is the biggest buck in the pasture you're hunting. So....... I set out to try and pattern the biggest buck in the pasture each year, and kill him. - - -
Good - and very much the same here Gene. But, it's never been a "pasture" - hunting the big country of the SW often means effort over some distance - very challenging now for an oldie. So, am very happy to find what MAY be the best buck in the vicinity, get to good range, and take it.
Unless willing to go out of state it is one tag a year on the good years - sometimes none - so a deer hunt is a big deal and I'm not "monster" selective. There are a couple of nice racks sitting here in the shop, but over about 50 years of doing this have never even considered having anything mounted.
The hunt - the meat.
