Skeeter7mm-My experiences are the same as yours.I too have had tags left unfilled even though I could have easily killed smaller deer.I too killed the first deer when I started hunting but in time this became less and less of a challenge and quite frankly became boring eventually.Holding out for a larger buck put the challenge back into my hunting and I don' t feel as if I am missing anything if my tag does not get filled.I hunt for the challenge and if I am successful that is just a bonus.