The author and his dad celebrate a memorable buck, but the time spent hunting together is what made the season special. (Author photos)
October 03, 2026
By Alex Gyllstrom
A few seasons ago I noticed something about my own hunting that I didn't like. The buck photos I posted and the success stories I shared were getting more of my attention than the hunts behind them. It became way too much about the results than the process.
I became even more concerned when I realized just how much company I had in this line of thinking. Look around and the culture is easy to see: the biggest deer possible, taken the hardest way possible, posted as fast as possible. Somewhere along the way, the reasons most of us started hunting got pushed to the back seat.
It’s been a bit more encouraging lately with what seems to be more of a focus on the experience...
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