I suppose the "what I shoot" portion ofdeer hunting may be one of the few things that I don't over analyze. I like to hunt deer with a bow. I am always hunting with the intentions of killing a good deer but I will take does in the early season or at any point in the season that I am starting to get frustrated with not killing anything. Most of the time I don't shoot small bucks but if I am in the mood on that particular day then I will shoot one. Any deer that I kill with a bow is still rewarding. I am a hunter and I like to hunt. I like to kill mature bucks but I don't trap myself into the mindset of having to shoot a buck of a certain size to be happy. I guess I am lucky. I trophy hunt for the most part but when the trophy hunter gets bored or frustrated (which takes a while) I revert back to the guy that just likes to kill deer with his bow and then back to the trophy hunter again