Humility

[Sundance]

"A hunt based on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be... Time to commune with you inner soul..." Fred Bear

[blackveltbowhunter]

Great Buck. Way to stick with a tough bloodtrail. Your success doesn't go unrecognized, and IMO you have an excellent outlook of the way a hunt should be. Congrats

[Tbar]

Sundance congrats on the buck!  You are a blacktail guru, I always look forward to reading your posts. I always respect the hunt more than the kill but know the roller coaster of emotions that accompanies the pursuit of mature animals.  I thank you for sharing and you have my respect.

[gotcha]

Great post. Love it.

[Birdguy]

Great post, well said. Nice buck too, glad you stuck with it and found him.

[roy...s]

Thanks for the reminder.  Beautiful buck.

[deerhunter_98520]

Best post ive reading a while....congrats on the buck and great write up 

[Turner89]

Nice job Sundance   Great story!

[stew pidasso]

Good job well said

[full choke]

Great write up. Congratulations on your trophy!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Real.nice buck! 

[fishnfur]

What a great read! The words must just pour out of you like water from a firehose.  Once turned on, get out of the way!  Perhaps you should author a book...... 

Sounds like a great season to me - one that you will likely never forget, and one that I could only imagine through the detailed descriptions and personal feelings provided by you.  I felt like I was right there with you, feeling your concerns and sufferings. 

Congrats on your personal lessons learned.   (great buck too!)

[boneaddict]

Good post Sundance.   Nice Roman nose on him. 

[kodiak 907]

Nothing wrong with that buck, especially for a stick and string.

[BABackcountryBwhntr]

Good times.. nothing wrong with a frontal shot btw...

[floatinghat]

Great story and happy to know you found him. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Sweeeeet ...

[Skyvalhunter]

Nice story and pictures. Would be nice to see a smile on your face though to culminate your efforts and the end of a season.

[elkboy]

Beautifully written.  I also have gotten complacent in hunts that I figured I had "wired", only to be frustrated by an "easy" doe hunt.  Deer have a way of restoring our humility by surprising us with their elusiveness and adaptability.  I suppose that's why we still have them around to hunt- they are the furthest thing from a dodo bird, that's for sure.

Have you considered a career as an outdoors writer? 

[fishngamereaper]

Well done ....Kind of reminds me of my elk hunt this year..Takes a couple good knock downs to put you in your place and help you remember what the hunt is really about.

[baldopepper]

Very nice write up and a respectable buck.  The facial expressions in your pictures do a good job of summing up your feelings about the hunt (and your future hunts).

[Skyvalhunter]

Well done just the same truly memorable

[Slimdog350]

Well done. Good story and good buck!

[Watimberghost]

That's a great post and an awesome deer!

[sakoshooter]

Congrats to you on a very nice buck.

[NumaJohn]

Sundance,

Thanks for the reminder about the importance of keeping our humility. Great contribution to the Forum, and a nice buck, too!

John