ORIGINAL: shed33
For me, these days,when I kill a particularbuck I have gotten to know on personal level, it's like killing an old friend.. I neverfelt the "old friend feeling"...until I started targeting specific bucks in 1998, thanks in part to a kind man that really taught me alot and inspired mewith bowhunting whitetails.
To build that kind of "relationship" with deer roaming the vast mountains is something not many will ever get to do. Heck, I feel different when a 2 or 3 year old slips through the cracks around here, I can only imagine what you mean.
I have to admit, give me aparticular buck I know well and have worked for overa 160 class buck that happens to come strolling by in the rut, I can honestly say I would take the one I worked on..and care less about the score. hahaha but I dont mind seeing the odd 160 either..I wouldnt complain..I think you know what I mean..
I put 2 seperate plans into play this year that helped me score on 2 nice bucks in high pressure settings. Great feeling when a scripted plan actually comes together...........2 in one month was unreal.