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Your desk looks kinda like mine.. I used to have 2 22' wide screen LCD's, and a 17 incher. A laptop on the side. Figured that was a bit on the geeky side, but liked the monitors for playing flight sim's.. Now I just use wireless keyboards and flight sticks, and plug the TV into the computer Moved the other 22 inch monitor to the office at work..

I've always described it as going to a petting zoo. I wont ever hunt in a situation like that, it's not hunting, it's slaughter. I'm not a fan of feeders either, but my lease does have them, because the guys that are in on the lease with me want them.. When I go to my lease, I dont even sit in the blinds. I find a hidden spot somewhere, away from the feeders. I have just as good of luck, if not more than the guys on my lease. And I know I see more animals than they do. I deer hunt because I like the meat, but I haven't found anywhere in Texas that has the type of hunting situation's and conditions I like.. So deer hunting to me is just to put meat in the freezer.

Elk hunting, now thats fun. You wake up 2-3am, you start walking. It's cold, wet, and in some cases flat miserable. The chances of taking a Elk is 1 every 5 yrs. I see lots of Elk every time I go, yet I've only shot 2 of them in the 15 yrs I've been doing it. You might be able to see them, but more than likely you wont get a shot. I like it, your testing yourself in a sense ( you can test yourself as far as you want to go ). Going to a lease, walking a few hundred yards to a blind to watch a feeder, that's what a lot of hunters have to do to be able to hunt, and I would too if thats all I could do..

There is a old man down the road from me, invites me to NM every yr to shoot a cow Elk off a "game ranch" or petting zoo as I like to call them.. 500 bucks, 1 day trip. I haven't ever considered it, and I never will. Been invited to go to petting zoo's which raise exotic animals, ranging from 500 bucks, up to 7-8K. My Elk hunting trip is 2 weeks long, the fuel I put in the truck to get me there and back costs me more than 500 bucks. We sleep in army tents, we stand by the camp fire, I play guitar next to the fire, we cook our meals from scratch. We stink up the tent at night, laugh until it hurts. Even go to the restroom when it's 0 degree's outside and snowing, and loving every single minute of it. If we get something, great! We all share in what we got. If not, who cares? We had a blast! It's just a great experience, and no game farm or lease can compare..