If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together.

The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankind

A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.

You can learn more about hunting deer with a bow and arrow in a week than a gun hunter will learn in his entire life

Hardships are quickly forgotten. Intense heat, bitter cold, rain and snow, fatigue,and luckless hunting fade quickly into memories of great fellowship, thoughts of beautiful country, pleasant camps, and happy campfires.

I come home with an honestly earned feeling that something good has taken place. It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent.

Life in the open is one of my finest rewards. I enjoy and become completely immersed in the high challenge and increased opportunity to become for a time, a part of nature. Deer hunting is a classical exercise in freedom. It is a return to fundamentals that I instinctively feel are basic and right.