Two years ago I passed up a 17 yard shot at one of the biggest bucks I saw all year--because I was offered only the frontal shot. He would'be been a great P&Y buck, he was in my comfort zone, I feel confident that I could've hit where I aimed, and he was less than 100 yards from my house. I passed because of the reasons that Matt so admirably listed. BTW--the buck was killed by poachers nearly 2 months later who lost him--his remains (minus the antlers) were found rotting in a stream.<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>