>Interesting question mtman, and the responses
>have been equally engaging.
>If I were a betting man,
>I would guess many (probably
>most) who responded NO, to
>your question will never get
>a chance to hunt a
>serious "trophy unit", like the
>Henrys. There are simply
>too few tags and too
>many of us who want
>one. So going for
>broke on one tag could
>be pretty alluring to anyone
>who sets his sights on
>at least one monster buck
>in their lifetime.
>
>I used to hate not getting
>a deer every year, but
>over time, that yearning/obsession has
>left me. As Zeke
>has pointed out, its not
>a good thing or a
>bad thing. It is
>just me. Now I
>actually prefer helping others kill
>a deer, rather than pulling
>the trigger for myself.
>I have also already taken
>my "dream buck" so if
>I never kill another buck,
>I would be OK.
>So count me as a
>YES vote, since another "dream
>buck" would be very sweet
>frosting on my Muley Cake.
>
>
>There are also plenty of other
>critters to chase that could
>fill my Muley void.
>I just got back from
>four days of chasing turkeys.
> There's lots of other
>"fun time" opportunities out there.
>
I understand, there are a lot of species to chase, heck 4 other deer alone. If I was up in my years and chasing muleys seemed to be coming to an end, I would definitely take the one tag. My Dad is 68 and he would exchange that one tag for mule deer and elk! Every one is different, I thought there might be a few more "young" guys that would do it though.
Mntman
"Hunting is where you prove yourself"