I agree with those who suggest getting a few kills under your belt before targeting a specific age class or scoring-size buck. I started hunting in October of '05.....and "held out" for a buck that I thought I wanted, too. When the time finally came....I was ill-prepared for the moment. I decided, right then.....to take a seemingly "lesser" deer if the opportunity presented itself. My first deer was also my first buck. He was a 7-pointer that I'm still proud of.

To the guys who say waiting is the right thing.....I'd wonder how many times they attempted to kill a buck(s) before they got "theirs".....and how that first attempt worked out. Mine resulted in a totally shaking hunter and a "clipped" buck (that I luckily got another shot at......over a year later).