Trophy or meat hunter???

[wsucowboy]

I'm a meat hunter. I like a big rack just as much as the next guy but putting meat in freezer is more important to me.

[colockumelk]

Luckily I live in New York (never thought I would say that) so I have three doe tags and two buck tags. So I shoot does that come by and fill the freezer. So unless a buck comes by that I will be proud to show my friends I will pass. After all if it has tiny antlers then you are killing him for meat. So if its just for meat just kill a doe so you can let that grow up to be big.

As far as elk go I like what coachcw said "I let the tag dictate the trophy"

[B.G.hunter]

Where's the both option? 

 

I had a muzzy cow tag this year so I got meat in the freezer and that allowed me to just hunt for antlers after that for my deer and for out of state.  I like to have game meat but I often let smaller bucks go.  If I don't have meat in the freezer then maybe.

[Elkslayer]

Meat for elk, trophy for deer.

[Hunting7mm]

Meat!!!!!!!

[runamuk]

Wouldnt mind finding a really nice .......trophy piece of meat

[runningboard]

Meat for elk, trophy for deer.

I've gotten a few bulls in full-rut, would rather get spikes, raghorns or cows. whitetails I usually hold out for decent 4-point or better but don't get too picky towards end of season. Mule deer, have never taken a decent 1 so am always looking for a wallhanger.

[deleted BGS]

Trophy and not ashamed to say it

[Arteman]

I most absolutely do not hunt just for the meat, with as much as I spend every year on tags, permits, gear, out of state, and just the everyday cost of hunting it would be way cheaper to buy a side of beef than to hunt for it in the end.  I grew up on venison and love it, but I'm more for the experience, the memories, and the photos with friends and family.  I wish every year to see that next biggest buck, bull, or critter to put on the wall.  This year alone to put my daughter, my wife, and myself in for everything eligible in the state was over 600 alone.  A lot of blood, sweat, and tears of working overtime to afford it as I'm not a very rich guy.

[Glockster]

Meat!  Venison is delicious.  I have two deer in the freezer this year and we're eating on them 3 times or more a week.  I don't think they'll last past April. 

I really hate going back to beef after a successful venison year. 

[kckrawler]

Meat! The way I see it, meat in the freezer is a trophy. 

[sirmissalot]

I enjoy the meat and eat it all year long, as well as fish, mushrooms, clams, shrimp etc that I catch or pick myself. However, I honestly believe if its just meat you're after then buying beef is way cheaper... I spend stupid amounts of money on hunting every year. If I just bought a beef cow I would spend a whole lot less money, but I enjoy the thrill of the hunt and the experience, a cow elk is still a trophy to me. I have to work my butt of for every animal I get, so if I am lucky enough to be successful on a hunt then I consider it a trophy, big rack small rack, horns or no horns. I voted trophy hunter.

[GoldTip]

My wife an I eat virtually no store bought meat.  I kill the first legal elk I see, unless I have some sort of special permit, deer is a bit of a different story.  I will hold out for a nice buck and pass on smaller deer early in the year.  But I just like backstraps and thuringer and breakfast sausage and pepper sticks too damn much to eat a tag when I have any legal animal in my sights as the season draws to a close.  So I voted MEAT HUNTER.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Cant eat antlers! Trade antlers any day for backstraps!

[Yak-NDN]

Meat on the table is way better than antlers on the wall. But antlers are a good conversation and a reminder of great memories when you look at them.