Yes, I've already made up my mind, and yes it does make a difference that it's a trophy buck. The scenario I described is realistic for the way I hunt, and I've thought it through. I would never take that shot on an ordinary deer, but I've never shot a trophy buck, only seen a couple. I'm confident that a broadside shot to the ham with a rifle would put the deer down and I would take the shot.

Now if I was hunting say, in Texas, where they're like livestock, no. In my neck of the woods, a buck like I described is basically a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm goingto knock him down. Yes, I hit one like that by accident one time and it was a mess, but he dropped immediately and was no problem to recover.