i know this is a personal thing...but im curious...not saying you guys will change my mind or anything...but just curious

ive killed 10 deer with a rifle. only 2 were small scrub bucks...rest were does. let 100s of does walk...seen tons of small bucks and even some decint ones i didnt get shots at..

this is my 2nd year as a bowhunter. 0 bowkills. hopefully i can get a doe or 2 under the belt this year..and hopefully a buck.

i just got in from scouting. i hunted this state game lands all my life and over the years the forest has changed and herd reduction took alot of does. last year i hunted the typical spots in bow season to find out that things have changed and so did the deer movements...huh..who woulda thought things change after almost 10 years now lol...

but i found 3 areas today and all 3 are screaming big buck territory. ive seen some absolute slugs on that gamelands when i was younger..in bow season...but i was fall turkey hunting i know the area still holds some slugs...probably more since antler restrictions, less deer, less hunters...and the fact that the spots are all roughly 2 miles from the truck...

my antler restictions are already 4pts to one side 1+ inches long...

ive always lived by "dont pass something the first day that youll be happy with the last day" and a nice basket rack 8pt would beat my basket rack 6pt....so it would most likely have to be my biggest deer unless it was a TINY 8pt..or 4pt half rack or something odd..

but these spots, plus the 1 good spot i have at home scream big buck territory.

in my shoes....would you wait?

when i say "big buck" i mean 100+" deer..16+" wide 8+pts...but ive seen deer up there that no doubt went 130+ years ago...my guess is they just moved to the next patch of thick nasty stuff...which, all 3 of the new areas have...

yes...a basket rack 8pt opening day, first light would make my day...just looking to see what you guys would do. never hunted these spots...could be crappy spots...but from what i know and seen today they are screaming big buck spots to me. atleast screaming good hunting and should be on deer in all of them...

you guys know...antlers are almost an addiction lol. we ALL want bigger and better racks with our tags on them....i know i cant kill the biggun by filling my tag with his son....but know that i can spend seasons not ever getting a shot at the biggun...i dont know