I live in state where I can hunt and kill two whitetail bucks a year, 2 elk, 3 bear and 3 turkey, 1 antelope. All over the counter no draw.

That being said, having 2 buck tags for me personally HAS NOTHING TO DO with how much experience I gain. Unless you actually come spend a year with me, scouting, shedhunting, from Jan-June, scouting from June to August 29th and then hunting from August 30th to Jan 1 (passing on many does and bucks)... I guess you would really never understand what knowledge and experience I gain. I hunt areas that I rarely see does unless its during the rut. I hunt areas that I usually only see the buck ora few bucks. Deer densities are low due to predators here..and the bucks I am hunting are savvy. Just getting on them makes for priceless experience. Mature deer and young deer absolutely should be classified as seperate spieces in my neck of the woods, because the act completely different. Along the way I am going to tag out on most of my animals every year only becuase I know my areas and animimals inside and out. The varying species I can killgives me continued practice of shooting, tracking and field dressing. etc..

I live in a state and the record books don't lie, that holds some nice whitetails but nothing world class except for a couple big Nontypicals in the books. Very few though. Yet my top 6 whitetails score 935 inches, not bad for Idaho I reckon when the annual whitetailbuck success rate with a bow and arrow falls around 2%.I didnt kill these big bucks by compromising and filling my 2 tags earlyand then packing it in for the year. Instead, the killing part is a portion and only a portion of HUNTING. I attribute all of my good fortune and success to my Lord Jesus Christ and second, effort....year around non stop scouting, patients, and passing on deer after deer....finally having only 2 tags reallyhas molded me tocare much more about quality than quantity. I learned in my early years to track and skin a buck. Thats easy. I can see how for a young or new hunter getting kills under their belt would be very beneficial. When someone in my area needs a buck found, they often call me to help. I get calls every season from friends and locals. I learned the hard when when I was younger on some poor shots and had to track bucks for long distances. My wilingness to not give up helped more than my skill in those early years. skill developed over time when searching for lost bucks, 2 of mine that I found later and several of others from other hunters. I dont need to kill 20 deer a year to know how to track or field dress a critter. I get enough practice with bucks, bulls, cow elk, bears etc..on a yearly basis.

I've learned way more from the big old bucks that I targeted and thatI never killed than I have from the deer I have shot. end of story.

Peace out...