I don't shoot the first thing that walks past me in gun or bow season. I set standards for what kind of deer I would shootfor the seasonand ifthe doesn't meet it I will let it walk. Example-Bow season I had a plan to shoota big mature doe that was by herself. It took me a month todo passing up a lot of other deer but it was worth it. In a buck Iwas looking for any deer 135" or bigger. For gun season I geteven more picky on a buck. I don't shoot anything that won't go 150" or better. I will shoot does during gun season but I make sure there is no chance for a buck to be with her. I didn't get a buck this year but that doesn't matter to me. I seen deer that met my standards I just didn't have a perfect shot. Thats ok though think how big it will be this season.