"Measure Your Success in Proportion to Your Effort" - Mike Mitten

[fnshtr]

Either way... I'm a lot more successful than I had previously thought. Lots of preparation, time in the woods and shooting.

Just no meat in the freezer.    

[Bivyhunter]

Hmmm.... the poster Mike gave me and hand wrote on it says "proportion". Maybe somewhere along the line he changed things up?

[Cootling]

I used the same quote many years ago in a series of continuing education presentations for hunter education instructors.  I believe the original was "The true hunter measures success in proportion to his effort."  If I recall correctly, my source credited Saxton Pope.

[Cootling]

I had the wording slightly wrong, but it seems clear that the sentiment should, indeed, be attributed to Saxton Pope.  From the home page of the Pope and Young Club:

"The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport."

--Saxton Pope

[varmint101]

Either way, it's a cool shirt and the saying fits!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Huh, Here I bought a gadget to measure success.  Its in my bag of tricks next to the whiz bang deer magnet.      

That quote sums it up pretty good.

[Gen273]

[far rider]

[joe ashton]

[GrisMunkyNinja]

Love that quote.     Very fitting for a bowhunter, and life in general for that matter.