ORIGINAL: HuntingBry

I think IL Cornfed is getting at that a lot of people "talk" about passing onyounger bucks and honestly have the intention of doing it, but one that little guy with horns is in front of you that trigger finger gets awfully itchy.

Would I get excited about shooting a 1.5 year old buck (or whatever you choose to call it), heck yeah.I get excited over every deer I shoot. However, I also know I would regret it afterwards knowing that my area holds someolder bucks and that is what I'm really after. So, I will choose to pass on the yearlings, or 1.5 year olds, or non-fawns.

I don't see it as putting anyone down, but if you say you want to practice QDM and then say you want to shoot a young buck you are going back on what you've said. So, it's not putting someone down but stating a fact.

Personally, I say shoot what you want, but don't regret it or say you are going to one thing and then not follow through. We all don't have the same situation or opportunities, but we do need to make sure that whatever we do is something that will make us happy and not just for the moment.