I have never built a rapor with any particular deer because I honestly don't hunt in areas with high deer numbers. That's not to say that we have not taken deer that other guys could not identify. The closest I have come is when I have let deer walk instead of pulling that trigger. Recently I saw a big doe with another smaller deer. That smaller one happened to be a (legal) spike. He walked right under my treestand on the last day of NH deer season. He looked confused and soaken wet and when I put my sights on him, I decided not to shoot. He may have only been a spike (would have dressed about 125 pounds) but he still would have been acceptable. I had no special rapor with that deer before I saw him, but I can certainly relate to those who have. I guess it's only human nature and I don't agree a deer ain't no dog because I have seen plenty of dogs in the woods I would have wanted to shoot before any deer.