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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 09:25 AM
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Chilton CO. Alabama
bama1157
10 point
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10 point
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Chilton CO. Alabama
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For me it would be one I could hang on the wall or the one that took me 10 hunts and uncounted hours to finally put on the ground.. and i hope this year it will be my 11 year old nephews first deer...
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporation's Thomas Jefferson. 1812
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: Gotcha1]
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02/24/16 09:26 AM
02/24/16 09:26 AM
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Posts: 9,804
North Jackson
ridgestalker
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14 point
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North Jackson
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Anything bigger than Ridgestalker has killed.  Good Luck shouldn't be hard. BTW Do you still have your job?
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"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: Clem]
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02/24/16 09:30 AM
02/24/16 09:30 AM
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South Alabama
Rebelman
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 25,687
South Alabama
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His answer: "I like the sickening thud sound a duck makes when it hits the mud." He made his point about not overthinking why we hunt to begin with. This. Tom Kelly
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 09:50 AM
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Remlap
Reno
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10 point
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To me, A trophy is anything that you earn and work hard for.. I could never see myself paying for a "trophy deer hunt" yea, you'll probably kill a wall hanger but what's to brag about paying to hunt on someone else's land, for them to show you where to go and call the deer to you? To each there own but it's just not my style... I would rather work at it and beat the deer at their own game.
Roads? Where we're going, we dont need roads. ~Doc brown
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 10:36 AM
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Jefferson
Fun4all
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10 point
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Jefferson
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A trophy is when my thought changes from there's a deer, turkey, coyotes, etc to I am going to kill that animal. Outside influences are ego driven and I don't hunt for ego.
"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: 3FFarms]
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02/24/16 01:24 PM
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wilcox county
catdoctor
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wilcox county
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Good post.  The memories are the trophies. Nothing and no one can ever take those from you. I used to be obsessed with growing and killing the biggest deer I could. Now, I'm just as happy to spend a few days at the camp socializing, cooking and working to put family and friends on a deer and ensuring a good trip to them. Any deer they deem a trophy to them will be a trophy to me. You can't put a value on time spent enjoying fellowship and the outdoors. I feel the same way. I have come to realize that I have less hunting seasons ahead of me than behind me. It's time to make sure that my son , daughters and grandchildren have the memories that I have with my father and relatives to remember me by when I am gone. This is a quote from cnc on another forum that has always left an impression on me. "For every hunter who has ever lived there comes a season which he will never see......Glory then in the seasons that are yours"
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 02:06 PM
02/24/16 02:06 PM
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Posts: 35,443
Missouri
swamp_fever2002
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Administrator
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Posts: 35,443
Missouri
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All in the eye of the beholder.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: timbercruiser]
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02/24/16 02:23 PM
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Posts: 1,575
Lee county Bama
RonBuck
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8 point
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,575
Lee county Bama
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My favorite hunt of the year I wasn't even there. I could have shot 50 deer this year, but I didn't choose to pull the trigger. The last weekend of the season my grandson's girlfriend killed a nice buck on my land and it absolutely tickled the crap out of me. He called before they ever got out of the ladder stand. That's me I kill just enough for meat and as I grow as a hunter my definition of what's a trophy gets harder to come by . I don't have to kill to enjoy the hunt . I can take a pic when they stroll by I don't have to pull the string .
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 03:24 PM
02/24/16 03:24 PM
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Posts: 36,184
alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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alabama
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calling every deer killed a trophy is just like "everybody gets a trophy"....
I have, when young, killed a truck load of does and small bucks. I never tried to label em trophies because they wern't.
I'm proud for every youngun that kills a spike. Including my younguns when they killed their first deer. Still don't make a spike into a trophy buck.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 04:36 PM
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Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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It varies , a old buck, a buck I have pics and/or a history with, something with serious wow factor. A buck from a memorable hunt.
My son killed a mid 120s 9 point a few years ago that was 7.5 YO. Even though not much head gear, that is indeed a trophy. Not too many 7 YO killed in our neck of the woods.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: BhamFred]
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02/24/16 04:47 PM
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Posts: 9,541
Montgomery, AL
jbc
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Montgomery, AL
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calling every deer killed a trophy is just like "everybody gets a trophy"....
I have, when young, killed a truck load of does and small bucks. I never tried to label em trophies because they wern't.
I'm proud for every youngun that kills a spike. Including my younguns when they killed their first deer. Still don't make a spike into a trophy buck. DONT FORCE UR MANIGMENT ON ME! jk, I agree
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: 2Dogs]
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02/24/16 04:47 PM
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Posts: 42,103
UR 6
top cat
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I'd like to jump on the evrey one is bus, but to be honest they ain't. Each kill has great meaning for me. A trophy........... A first deer. Biggest doe. A first buck. First bow kill (any bow kill kinda). Best buck. For ME it is a mature buck with the hardware that goes with it, and I let more walk each year. If you can sit back and watch nice bucks walk it says two things. IMHO You have matured as a hunter and you have been blessed with a great area to hunt. But if you care about any animal enough to put it on display for others then it is a trophy for sure.
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!!
- - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: akbejeepin]
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02/24/16 05:05 PM
02/24/16 05:05 PM
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Posts: 7,539
lower shelby county
XVIII
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14 point
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Posts: 7,539
lower shelby county
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Hearing my kids recount time spent in the woods on hunting trips. We rarely talk about kills  My sig sums it up for me especially the past 10 or so years. Memories = trophies.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Re: What's a trophy to you?
[Re: swamp_fever2002]
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02/24/16 05:07 PM
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D'Iberville, MS
MS_Hunter
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12 point
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D'Iberville, MS
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All in the eye of the beholder. This^^^^
In your darkest hour when the demons come, call on me brother and we'll fight them together.
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