[fabsroman]

I too would remember a 6 hour drag. My Lord. I think the longest I have ever had was about 15 minutes and that was bad enough. Assuming I had the money, I would immediately go out and buy an ATV if I had to drag a deer for 6 hours.

Then again, I remember some of my poorer days when I didn't even have waterproof clothing but hunted out in the rain regardless. Ah, the good old days.

Like the rest of you, I too remember my first deer and my second deer. After that, things get a little fuzzy except for the 8 pointer that I missed and the two deer that I have mounted. The first deer, the missed 8 pointer, and the two mounted deer all have stories that go with them that are pretty decent. The missed 8 pointer is probably the best of them, but the others are pretty good.

IdahoHunter,

Congratulations on the buck. I think I forgot to tell you that in the post above. By the way, did you learn anything from the 3 misses? You can always come up with a reason for another gun. I am trying to figure one out right now. Maybe I'll let the scope bash me in the head this winter while shooting the .300 Win and reason that a soft recoiling .25-06 is just the ticket.