It will get to you the first time you let a buck go the first time, when you would have shot that bck last year. Then afer that, you enjoy letting them go and watching them come back time and time again, because they have no fear of that spot any more. You will watch them grow and hopethat he does not get shot. I was on my friends farm this weekend, and they just started managing this farm 6 years ago. They set the standerds at 18 in. wide 8 point that is mature. My buddy sent me to his best stand (gun hunting) and he told me about a 17 in wide 7 point that would probably come in that he is letting go and asked me not to shoot it. That afternoon, thae 7 point came in a feed around the bottom of my box stand, not 5 yards away, in the edge of the food plot. I have never seen a deer this relaxed, andI was actually just as happy watching that deer feed asI would be ifI had of pulled the trigger. Let me add we also saw an 18 or 19 in. wide 8 point, that ran across the road and into a lane. I couldn't get on him fast enough, but once again,I got enjoyment out of just wathcing him. Passing on young bucks is really starting to grow on me alot, ecspecially sinceI have seen 3 mature deer this year thatI am positive of, when last yearI saw 1. I know at least 2 of them are still alive. My mature buck sightings go up every year, andI still get the enjoyment of watching the younger ones grow.

I hope somewhere in that ramble, there is an answer for you, Jeff.
Brent