I did a search but didn't find anything like this...and i have this question after seeing two really NICE deer today while working at the lease...

Bowseason..the question is null and void because I have yet to make my first bow kill....

gun season...if one is confronted with a nice deer they think will grow and be better next season..do you wait? The variables being a non-high fenced, what I consider fair chase area. I think everywhere in the county is hunted. I am on a small piece, 160 acres, but have the place ALL to myself with my fee. the owner and his family only dove hunt in September. 18 acres of wheat on the extreme north, and I've watched them feed on the wheat. Bedding in the south, and I KNOW they are bedding there today. alot of activity on my south feeder matter of fact. one tx hwy on the far west side, after that..nothing. the other three sides border other undeveloped land that is hunted, but i'm not sure how frequently

so...long story short, what do the more experienced hunters do? do you give up a shot (if i judge right and think the deer is 1.5 to 2.5 years old) and wait till next year, all while anything might happen to them (hunters next door, vehicle, predators...whatever)...or do you take the shot depending on if he is big enough..etc...

don't mean to ramble, just wasn't sure how to word what I was thinking.

I've only been hunting a few years, and last year I culled a buck that had a 4x2, that the landowner was really glad to see gone. He said he'd seen him 2 years in a row with similar racks. so at least that was an ethical choice and I didn't waste a buck.

I'd like to do the right thing. Not only do I have one buck tag, but I want to do the right thing for the long term and for the animal. thanks for any opinions

Ken B