I guess when it comes to this I would still practice QDM and hope for the best. If a young buck comes by I'd let him walk. Chances are that a neighbor will shoot him but the young buck will make the neighbor happier than it will me.
Several times I have let 2 1/2 year old bucks go and shot them the next year. What a difference a year can make on a bucks developement. Sometimes(a lot) when I let bucks walk, I never see them again. Thats the way it goes. I don't shoot deer because if I don't someone else will. I shoot deer that make me happy. If I go a year without, oh well.
very well said greg......... my thoughts exactly. It always amazes me the difference a year makes in a buck too. I let the neighborsshoot the dinks and if I eat bucktag soup...... so be it.
And always remember. The high fences are built to keep animals out and not in!