I have been thinking alot about how good we have it here in good old 2009. My Grandfather got to hunt in the 1950's and 60's and most of the time the men barely had enough spare time to make it up hunting on opening morning. Now many of us have 3 weeks of vacation and rifles and optics that are amazing. Many people now make enough money to apply in multiple states. A really devoted hunter in our day and age could put at least 5-10 really nice bucks on the ground during a life of hunting. If you were to do a serious compilation of the bucks that the average hunter in the 50's and 60's killed I would guess many years they killed average 4 points and even some two points with an occasional hog. I have an amazing hunt every year even though there are many days I get my tail kicked by weather, other hunters, my bad shooting and many other things. I know there are many challenges facing us as hunters today but my hope is that we don't turn ourselves into sour grapes complaining about everything. I believe it is great to be able to spot the things we would like to see changed but I hope we don't miss the wonderful opportunities that we are blessed with today in 2009. I hope my boys grow to love the sport that I am so passionate about.