I don't think that a person should be punished for taking a button buck. Everyone is at different stages of the game. While a button buck may be sub-standard for a trophy hunter, it may be a trophy for some-one else. Yes it is the future buck for a trophy hunter, but it also may be a meal for a hungry family. I personally will hold out for a more mature buck. But at the same time I will be happy for the guy that doesn't get that many deer to take one. The guy that took one with his son is teaching him the valuable lessons of hunting and life and death. That child is just as much the future of hunting as that button buck is. The child has just as much chance as being a lobbiest for hunting when we are old and grey as that button buck has a chance at being a trophy. On another note, bucks will grow better racks after they have wintered well. The feed needed to let the bigger bucks winter well is better if there are less mouths to feed. Just a thought.