Well my area of WI is earn a buck this year. All season I had bucks around but few does. Mostly does with fawns and I wanted a dry doe. Two weeks ago I got a nice 1-1/2 year old doe (dry) and was ready for my buck. Well I have had 7 bucks since the season started in my bow range and I have ranked them in order of what I would shoot. #1 is a 19" spread 7 pointer, #2 is a 8 pointer about 16" and #3 was a 8 pointer about 12-14" not sure. Last weekend #3 shows up, I had many shots but held out, I told myself I should shoot him but I did not. Afterwards I did not know if I should regret not shooting or not. I was kind of holding out for #1 or #2. That kind of over confidence will probably kick me in the butt but I had this voice telling me to wait. I will be out this weekend and I don't know what I will do till something happens but at least I know he is still there. That's what you have when you let one walk, the knowledge that you did not take a animal out of the herd. Perhaps I will get lucky and get a shot at one of my top two. If I see #3 again I might take him, I guess it depends on the time of day and temp plus what ever might be on my mind at the time. This is my land so I hope to influence the herd in a positive way, I don't want to shoot young deer or there won't be a top two in the future.
Regards,
Bill