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Are you a true meat hunter?

Man what a can of worms. I cant decide what kind of hunter I am!
I'm never going to buy the right T-Shirt and stickers for my truck if I don't get this figured out before opener.

Last season I passed 9 bucks on opening day so that makes me a trophy hunter, but I am conflicted.
Having 8 different "inferior" bucks in bow range sparring AT THE SAME TIME was really cool ! But I must be a failure as a trophy hunter though for not being disappointed that I didn't see/shoot a really big one.

The big ol nanner head doe that I have been targeting on that ridge for 3 years never showed. Pretty bummed about that. Not sure what kind of hunter that makes me. Old Doe hunter? Meat hunter?

Passed on 2 other does since they were headed to the "hollar of doom" and I didn't want to drag one up out of there. Hmmmm Guess that makes me a Lazy hunter and a failure as a doe shooter/ meat hunter since I had a kill shot on either one.

But I did carry my stand 1/2 mile up hill to get to that spot, so I'm doing the lazy hunter thing wrong and will probably get put out of the club if the governing body finds out.

Maybe there is a "didn't kill anything even though I had several shots and it was STILL one of my best days hunting anyway" T-shirt I can buy?

Later in the season, I hammered a 6 point with my mz because I felt like it that day. Tasted good! Used one of his horns in a project later too. Guess that would make me a "runty buck" hunter except I passed shots on 5 bucks which were much larger. Oh the confusion!

I also killed a big hog on a hunt in LA... And 3 Squirrels on a hunt in FL. LOVED every minute of it ! Now its getting really complicated. I don't know what camp of coolness I belong to ! How will I ever figure out how to identify myself?

Perhaps I can just call myself a "hunter" and enjoy any chance I get to hunt.

Perhaps I should celebrate with my fellow hunters and not give a hoot what group I nor anybody else falls into. Just try and suck the last drop of joy out of every day I am alive and in the woods.

Hmmmm Too bad that wont fit on a T-shirt. I would buy that one.
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I'm out of meat at my house cause 2011 was tough. I like to get some meat in the freezer in the early season and get selective by rut. This is best case scenario.
 
I don't grab every piece of meat on the shelf in the store, I don't shot every piece of meat that steps in front of me. I do hunt for the meat and not to thrilled with spending a tag on 20 pounds of meat. Do like dragging and butchering smaller deer though.

A meat hunter can be smart about it, sounds like most here have a lot of common sense, but with a little bigger hearts than most and that's a good thing.
 
yes and I need to buy a deep freeze to put meat in this year. I would like to get selective and go for one particular buck but I also will shoot whatever is brown just to get some meat.
 
fishboy1 said:
Why do we as hunters have to categorize every single decision ?

If its legal and makes you happy, shoot it, eat it and enjoy.

Trying to make everything in life into some grand statement takes a lot of joy out of life.

For example.... If you decide you are a "Trophy" hunter then everything else is a bit of a disappointment by your own definition.

Hunters seem to do this more than any other group I have associated with.

Im a Trophy hunter, rage shooter, Matthews,Hoyt,PSE shooter, a sentloc guy, I only hunt from a summit, etc.....

I think we confuse the marketing hype and self aggrandizement with the joy of hunting.

Sorry. I was feeling kinda Zen this morning.
Ditto!
 
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