[QUOTE=marky_mark;3850387]I’ve found that money and greed can corrupt and ruin anything. I like the idea of the big buck contests but the chase for the prize tends to ruin it. Too many people stretch the rules in order to potentially win some cash.
I agree with the first paragraph of your statement. I was fortunate to shoot a very large buck several years ago and took him to the Grassland horn scoring event that year. The people you meet and the most of the stories were great. Many of the stories I overheard were about unscrupulous acts an ethical hunter would not do or think about to get a big one. I have not gone back to one since.
I don’t care about big buck contests but to me walking out to the field and shooting a doe isn’t all that exciting but if you want meat fill your boots. There is nothing like having the opportunity at a big buck to get the heart going. I’m old and just enjoy going out, if I fill my tag with a little buck then what would I do for the rest of November.
I would consider all that the bucks and bulls I’ve harvested in the past to be “big”, although only one comes close to being worthy of being entered in a contest. The real contest should be between a part time predator (me) and full time prey(buck/bull/boar/whatever), and getting close enough for a certain kill shot (not sniping from the next WMU). THAT’S a contest!
My 2 cents...
CranePete
Years ago I used to enter em, even won 1 that payed for the mount. don't any more cause things have changed. Now @ my age just a nice buck 4 me is all i need.
Tuff one. Friendly competitions have been around since time began. Score time was the grey cup. Localized competitions draw up business for the local sport stores. Lots of left bucks in the fields come first light.
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