score means ????
LAST EDITED ON Sep-21-06 AT 10:58PM (MST)[p]And ktc has a good point too. So what with the score. Does the score make any bull less memorable than one with a higher score? Not in my book. I have three bulls hanging on my wall right now, ranging from 337 to 353 to 383, of course the biggest one being my daughters, but not one of these bulls is any less memorable than the other. The are all trophys in my book as they all meant something different to me and had different memories that came with each of them. One with a bow, one with family members, and then one with my daughter being the hunter, and they all are wonderful memories. I remember the first spike elk I shot with my bow as if it were yesterday. That was a trophy to me. Score is just a way to get a visual on the approximate size, and how it stacks up in the "books", but doesn't tell one thing about the experience or the memories. My wife who has become disabled in the last 3 years, wants to shoot a big bull in the worst way, and should be in the running for a permit next year. If we can get her a mature branch antlered bull, I will be estatic, as I know she will. And I'm sure that hunt will be every bit if not more memorable than any of the hunts I have been on.
I'm not saying a great scoring bull isn't cool, but you shouldn't measure your success by a number. We all get caught up in the number game here and there, but when it all comes down to the reason we hunt, it isn't because of 3 little numbers...