It’s very cold outside and here I sit between shopping trips looking at Facebook and the forum (that I like) and seeing pictures of some very nice bucks being taken from one of my favorite spots….The Crawfords…

For those of you as friends of mine on Facebook you have the opportunity to see exactly what I’m talking about.  Some very nice bucks have been taken off that mountain.  And for me, the most refreshing thing about those bucks is the big old smiles on the hunters faces and the fact that “they are NOT the biggest and baddest bucks out there”.  But for those hunters they are bucks of their dreams and that is what hunting for horns is all about.

Does it meet what you consider “big”!  And if the answer is Yes, then so be it, drop the hammer!

So many hunters in today’s hunting world get so very much wrapped up with the biggest and the baddest that they will end up eating what is called “tag soup” rather than take a lesser animal.  It’s sort of sad in my opinion.  And it’s a mind set that I think needs to be sent in another direction.

I talked to my friend Bo, from Missouri tonight…he wanted to hear some of the story about my bull elk hunt and of course, you know me, I was more than willing to tell him all about the highlights.  Our conversation just solidified the fact that Big is in the eye of the beholder and for both he and I, we know what we accomplished and just how much of a “hunt” we were on.  The fact that we camped with people and got to know them better than we could have possibly got to know them had we not.  The wildness of the area, the different personalities of people we met.

It’s all part of the package and it means SOOOO much more than the kill itself.  I’m loving my hunting life right now and still have one more big hunt on the table to get done!

Bears Butt

December 10, 2013