RE: Did ya'll find that transition difficult?
I have no problem letting the 1-1/2 year old bucks pass. It is those nice 2-1/2 year old 120-130ish bucks that I just seem to have a hard time letting walk. I know there are bigger deer in the woods, but still not around every tree. I went three years without killing a buck while letting many small ones walk and have a few nice ones pass out of range. Then the last 2 years I have taken 2 bucks in the 120" range early in the season. And then have bigger ones in range later in the season when I could not shoot them because of not having a buck tag.Next year I am waiting out the big one or no buck at all. At least that is my story for now.