I hunt both public and private land, I pass a lot of deer in a given year, but that is my choice to do so. I also have only 1 " Either" sex tag per year, in which I try and tag a trophy sized buck. I believe the more I pass the better chance I and others will have at harvesting a mature deer. Now you' ll notice I said mature not trophy, I believe in harvesting not only a min trophy score I personally set, but more importantly he is mature. If he scores 150 and is immature he gets a free pass by me. I have no desire or need to kill a young animal, with that being said I would never try and tell others what they should harvest...it boils down to a personal choice. As long as you don' t have regret and are truly happy with your harvest than bang away!!