davidmor

The first deer I ever shot (after many years of hunting without ever shooting anything) was a button buck. I was thrilled with it. I dont go out trying to shoot yearlings and go out of my way not to shoot them, but mistakes happen. I shot a yearling this year that was by itself 120 yards away. I looked at it for several minutes to determine if it was a yearling or not. With my limited experience telling the difference, the fact that it was alone, and being over 100 yards away, I decided that it was mature and shot it. Imagine my surprise when I walked up to it later and found that it was a yearling. A fairly large one, but a yearling none the less. Yearlings are very easy to pick out of a group of deer, but when they are standing there by themselves and at a distance, it is harder to tell. I am learning as I go, and I didn't loose any sleep over the mistake. I just chalk it up to a learning experience and will try not to do it again.