LAST EDITED ON Aug-23-06 AT 05:54PM (MST)[p]you should decide weather the animal you are about to harvest, is up to youre standards ,not the next guys standards . Did you hunt hard, did you do youre homework,scout ,prepare,save money all year to go . If so, if you are successful in harvesting an animal ,than who really gives a crap at what he scores . you know how hard it was to be successful in harvesting anything . I will speak from my own personal experiences, some years you get into them , some you dont,However,I love being out there just trying , time with freinds , family, hunting partners our wives will only let us hang out with during huntin season , is that what it is all about ,is the SCORE.????????? if you did everything you know how to do,and you harvest a spike . In my book ,you are better than the guy who says he didnt get a shot cause hes hunting the bigboys , what is dumbass gonna eat this year