It's an individual thing....personal choice. It depends on the area you hunt, the number of deer you've killed, etc. In many places with heavy hunting pressure, a 12-point buck would be a tremendous trophy. In other areas a person could pass on it and give it "another two years". Where would you hunt to do this? I can only comment on where I hunt, but in many parts of Montana where I hunt I'd pass on it......keep in mind that I've hunted for 40 years and have killed many fine bucks. Now if I were a youngster hunting in Montana and hadn't taken a nice buck or maybe a hunter hunting here from out of state where bucks like this are hard to come by, I'd be jumping on this one in a heartbeat!