DD...why were the runts off limits? He's a rookie. If I had someone that I wanted to take hunting and had a couple of deer patterned, I would tell him to take the first one he was satisfied with. I'm not busting your chops here DD.....and i won't get into the other things that happened after the shot. It just seems that there are ALOT of deer in the south from what many on here say.....I don't see why killing one would hurt the herd?
I'm not Doc, but here are my htoughts for what their worth. I have hunted on other peoples property. And I repect their wishes. If they tell me toonly harvest mature does, that is what I will take. Mature does, and nothing else. I could say, well you have plenty of buck's, whats he problem. But, regardless of what I think, I need to repect the owners wishes. JMHO