JB got me thinking on another post.....about people bragging about taking "mature" deer.....and how that almost always meant "bucks". I agree.

However.....it got me thinking.....I had encounters with a very mature buck, this year.....and he's still out there. I had 1 encounter with a very mature doe.....but it was during the rut...and I didn't attempt a shot (a buck was following her).

I wonder how my deer hunting would change if ALL I hunted was "mature" deer? I'd have taken only 1 deer, this year (and for this....'I' assume a 3-3.5 yr old to be 'mature'). I can tell you ....."if" I ever get to harvest one of the matriarch does in my woods.....I'll come here and shout it out loud! To date.....they're as crafty as the bucks, though (maybe moreso!).

I (afer doing a little research) estimated the old gal I saw @5-6+. I hope to see her again....just to say I saw her. She's SO MUCH different than the other deer in the herd.

Just some thoughts....