I'm pretty sure I've read where GregH has said "take whatever makes you happy" on a number of occasions, and I'm pretty sure he has continued with "just don't complain about not seeing big ones" (GregH feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). You guys seem to be taking offense to these comments, but I don't understand why. What is so hard about understanding that if you shoot little bucks, they don't grow up?

That said - we've all shot little bucks. We just don't need to continue to shoot them if we are looking to go after some big ones. Shoot the does and you have your meat. Either wait on the big antlers, or go find them. I enjoy watching a little buck walk away, and wonder if he'll make it. It is a pretty cool feeling you get from deciding to pass on an animal to better the herd. And yes, I realize that there are no guaranties, and that someone else may shoot him, butif we all felt that way, there would certainly not be any big ones, or small ones around for that matter.

If you don't agree, next time you rest you pin or sight on a small buck, ask yourself how many people have let this animal live to create a better future for the deer and the hunters and then decide whether to shoot it or not. It is your choice and the choices you make do make a difference. If you need it, take it. That is what it is there for. If you don't need it, but you want to shoot it, and don't care about big mature bucks - shot it. If you want to hunt challenging mature bucks, with big racks, why would you shoot this little guy anyway? He wasn't one of the menu selections for you, on that hunt, on that day, during that season.

I hear all the time, be proud of what you shoot, I say, be proud of what you don't shoot!