If I search my own conscience, almost everything you said applies to me with whitetails in Ohio. “Getting a buck” often becomes a near obsession. Probably the very emotions that drive us to do this in the first place are also driving us to bring the cause to an end.
I’m also thinking we...
Just joined up. Been enjoying from the sidelines for a few months. Mostly a whitetail hunter but I’ve been to Colorado twice for archery elk (1991 and 1999) and Montana twice for mule deer and antelope (2007 and 2010).
Planning a diy elk hunt for Colorado unit 22 this fall. I’m open for tips!