Re: taking young bucks.
Whatever happend with getting out and having fun?
Iv seen a 10yr old boy shoot a doe with a shotgun, and it might as well been a 20pt buck. He told everyone in town about it. Keep in mind were talking about a doe. I personaly wont point the barrel of any gun at a deer, now when it comes to looking thru a peep and pull the trigger and play some string music with my Hoyt i wont think twice. JMO. I like to let smaller bucks walk, not just so they can grow and hopefully one day become monsters, but what about that 10yr old out hunting with his dad. I remember when i was that age, the feeling you get when ur that age infront of such a fantastic timber ghost. So IMO its not about just deer managment, but passing on that lil buck to let someone get that same thrill that you or I may get when we have that 160 class buck infront of us. Its not how big the buck is your harvesting, but its how big the thrill is for you. I personally get the same shakey weak in the knees feeling on every deer i draw back on, doe or buck. Theres people that post pics of nice looking bucks on here, and theres people that post pics of does too, prolly alot of the same people. And they wouldnt do it if they were not proud of them. Rather ur gun hunting or bow hunting, you take the time to scout out ur land, hang a stand, make a blind, take time out of your day, travel 15 hours in a truck, or walk 5min out ur back door, to what sit like everyone else. Everyone does it the same, some maybe in "better spots" or have more time to put into it.
But I guess what it all boils down to is, we all love hunting. Everyone has there differnt outlook on a trophy, or meat for the freezer, and no one should be looked down upon or should have a negative comments made about there harvest. JMO
Hope no one takes this personal.
Happy hunting!