I'm so tired of people trying to push thier ideas of what I should shoot on me and making it seem that if you don't hunt the way that they do or kill only "mature" deer that you ar some how less of a hunter than they are. If I'm "meat" hunting I'll shoot a young deer because although there isn't as much of it but it's the best tasting most tender meat that there is. I've never understood why someone wouldn't shoot a 6 month old deer but they will shoot a 18 month deer. More than likely a yearling won't breed the 1st year so if you let it live until next year you not replenishing your herd any. JMHO.