Sometimes I wonder that, when a guy says I let 3 8pts walk this year. Did he really? Or did they wander past him but never gave him a shot or were out of range.

I see a lot of deer each year. I see a lot of buck each year as well. But I see most buck during scouting etc. I then hunt where I think the biggest is going to be. I would say I truthfully let 2 or 3 buck walk each year in all my locations. I'd say I see another 2 or 3 buck that arent in my range. If a nice buck gives me the opportunity I put him down. This is while on stand.

By the end of the season, I start naming the buck I see because I feel like I know them I see them so much. But with tight quarters where I hunt, its tougher to see a 2 or 3 yr old the next yr. They wander off my land and the guns mow them down.