Ain't nobody ****ed Roger.

The button buck rule is pretty common. We try to avoid shooting them on our lease, but there's no penalty for doing so (except a little razzing from the other guys). We can afford to be selective because we have a good population and every member is pretty much assured of getting his two does each year. Back when I hunted public land a lot a button buck was meat on the table, and be thankful for it.

I guess it all depends on what you're trying to achieve. Shoot a button and you take out a future rack - shoot a doe instead and you take out the babies she would have produced for as long as she survived. Private land hunters and hunting clubs usually want to protect the future rack and I know of clubs that have heavy fines for shooting a button. There's nothing "wrong" about either approach.