RE: Ethical: Monster in doe season
A few years back I shot a spike on the opening day of gun season. I dragged it to my truck and was sitting with a cup of coffee, enjoying the morning, when a piebald seven point ran down the hill and stopped 60 yards away. I did not have binoculars with me so I slid my .270 out of the case and watched the deer for several minutes through the scope. The rifle was unloaded and I never gave a thought to shooting since, at that time, the limit was one buck. I consider the chance at a buck that is 80% white a once in a lifetime opportunity but I have never regretted that I did not shoot. BTW another hunter did kill the deer and it was displayed as a full body mount at the county fair in the fall. Beautiful!