In my neck of the woods I have seen and heard this many, many times.

They are mostly all happy with the bucks that they shot otherwise it would have made no sense for them to shoot it.

I also get a bit frustrated from sitting 4+ days without seeing a single deer.... but hey, that's hunting. I keep trying.

For the most part, the guys that complain about not seeing any big ones and then shooting a small one, are gun only hunters ( I gun hunt also), there are a few bow hunters like this as well. Usually, these are the guys that don't have but a day or two to hunt, they know nothing about the deer they hunt or their behaviors. They seem to want to go out for about an hour and shoot a 150, like it's that easy.

There are many reasons for this mentality, like arm chair quarterbacks.

No time, just want to go out, see a big buck and shoot it.

If I don't shoot it someone else will.

The drive to hunt and see big bucks isn't there. There are more....

You can explain to these people what it takes to have and see more mature bucks, but whether they do something about it is up to them.

It's the same with any aspect of life, there are those that want success but find it easier to accept mediocrity and complain about it.

Those that work at it to try and succeed.

Those that can't change their situation through no fault of their own. These people may have the right to complain.