I was too busy, lazy, fussy etc. last fall and never shot a thing. We've run out of meat in the freezer, never recall having that happen before. Might have something to do with four growing kids.
I haven't been unlucky enough to kill an edible beef yet, sometimes can
salvage a bloater or something. Guess we'll tough it out until archery elk season in August.
My oldest will be able to hunt next fall, so I put in the draw with that in mind. I remember NR staying sopmething like "once you start to hunt with your family you pretty much forsake all others". True Dat!