RE: What size bucks do you shoot and why?
any buck that I want to take, that I can safely estimate at 4.5 years old or older. I shoot my deer by age class, I do not consider a 1.5 or 2.5 yo a trophy no matter what the rack size. If I feel like shooting, I spend enough time in the timber each season, so I will take does out. Everyone has to start somewhere, but when guys start realizing that basket eights or sixes at 2.5 yo are not trophy deer, and set their sites a little higher, we all will benefit. A mature doe, is far more a trophy to me, than a 120" buck with any amount of points and immature. Its hard to do, but by filming my hunts, I shoot some video of them instead of shooting an arrow. Watching it over and over is more enjoyable for me. Just my .02
Jason