My personal goal is a buck with a spread outside his ears. I know there is a nice 10 pt and a 14+ out where I hunt. I let "Pete" walk. he is a nice 8pt with a big body, but his spread is about 1" inside his ears. I had him in my sights during gun, and had him at 9yds during bow. It was nice to see he made it thru the first 7 days of gun season, hope it makes it thru the rest.

I agree though, hunt what makes you happy. I personally would love to hear someone let bucks walk and shoots does, but if the buck makes ya happy, go for it. Clean honest kills are the most important thing to me.

--Jim