if i shot the first buck i saw, i would have been done bowhunting after two hours this year... instead i let those small bucks live and try to find the more elusive and mature bucks. it becomes a great challenge trying to get that one buck that i have been scouting all summer and have caught a glimpse of in the distance while bowhunting.

mature does also present a similar challenge because of their increased awareness. however, unlike that one big buck, there are numerous mature does around every year and that increases the opportunity to harvest one.