The reason you let that 1 1/2 old buck walk is because it's good for the deer herd.Shoot a doe instead.I have hunted in an area where every hunter shot every buck they saw.2/3's of the 1 1/2 old bucks were killed every year.We wound up with 10 does for every buck,late born fawns,no rutting activity.Now every management situation is different.MS has a 4 month hunting season.2 months of gun season.Too many bucks and not enough does were being killed.So they increased the doe harvest and protected the 1 1/2 old bucks.We know have a more balanced age class of bucks.We see almost as many bucks as does.We actually have a rut!In states with short gun seasons that don't coincide with the rut.More bucks live to reach maturity.Illinois comes to mind.No I don't want you to pass that basket rack deer so I can put him on MY wall.You just want to kill him because you're afraid that if you don't someone else will.I want you to let him walk so maybe me or you can kill him 3 years from now.I would rather shoot 5 does and one nice buck a year and see many more young bucks than to go back to only seeing juvenile spikes and forkhorns.Maybe this is'nt an issue were you hunt.But I've seen it happen and I don't want to go back.

Billy

WHACKEM N STACKEM