I understand what you are saying and agree to a point. However a couple years back I located this big guy on a property I had permission to hunt. I put "all my eggs" in his basket holding out for him and did not find out he had been shot for 2 weeks after he was killed. I passed a few good animals hoping I would put myself in the right position to take this big double dropper.Little did I know he was already dead. Looking back I really regret passing one of them and I told myself I would not let this happen again. A 140 inch deer is acceptable to me and I would never feel let down by taking an animal of that stature no matter how many I have.
Thanks for the well wishes