When I was ( relatively) younger, I took any shot opportunity which presented figuring it was the reward for all the time I'd put in scouting, practicing, sitting watches, etc.
I hunt for meat; to me a deer has to yield a good amount for me to take the shot now. I have been on the trail of a big buck or two and though it is exciting, I consider antlers a bonus.
As a kid I worked 6dys/wk (my choice) in an old-fashioned butcher shop cutting & grinding meat to order so I've seen, actually, thousands of lbs of it go through my hands.

In all honesty, sometimes I simply don't want to kill something & a successful hunt is measured by having had the opportunity.

I will amend this by saying that if, at the close of the season, it looks like tag soup, I am more inclined to end with some meat vs. none.