Like its already been said, it all depends on what you want. Growing up, my Dad made me take a doe before he would allow me to shoot a buck, so thats what I did. From then on I approached it like SBGobblers said, "you'll know when your shooter is in front of you." Since your trying to manage your land, I think you made a good choice, plus now he'll be around next year. Take care and good hunting!