with no venison in the freezer... Yes I would shoot. I was lucky enough to kill a doe early, so Ive passed on a couple forks this year, hoping for a nice buck, atleast 3.5 yeras old. But when your question stated that "you have no venison in the freezer", I knew my answer right away.. I consider myself a meat hunter.. I have my whole life to try and kill a trophy deer. Somehow I've been able to pass on small bucks my first year. I dont know how I passed on them, I just know that I'll have that feeling of "thats the one" immediatley when I see a buck I want