I feel the same way sometimes. I actually have a spot in the woods where I can guarantee a deer sighting. I usually try to get to that spot everytime I hunt to try and protect the deer from any other hunters. about 95% of the time I let them just walk by without ever even touching my rifle or bow.Good example this year... I meet up with someone I was hunting with about 11am to see what the plan would be in the afternoon... While we were talking in the woods, a pair of doe had run straight for us behind some bushes.. My friend handed me his rifle and said "go ahead, you saw them first.. you shoot one"... I have not shot a doe in about 5 years so I took the rifle and put the cross hairs about 2" above her back @50 yards and let it rip into the tree. They both ran off and I had a feeling of sucess. I have also have the tendency of letting small bucks let walk also.. Iused towonder why I even bother to wake up at 5am to freeze my butt off just to let every deer walk by. I now realize that it is not about the actual kill but just enjoying the experience of being in the woods to see the animals. Don't get me wrong,, If I see a nice buck come out, he will be comming home with me.. I consider myself a coyote hunter and ifa large buck walks by than it's just a bonus.