Planter

What are the success rates for the states you hunt in?? Here in Taxachusetts I think it is aboutsix or seven percent. I really envy you guys who see deer most times you hit your stands. My own personal standards reflect that I just want to kill a deer. Even a fork horn is in danger if I see him and I really can't say I feel to guilty about it. Never intentially shot a button but will take a doe withearly dropped fawns. I sure wish I could pass on a 2.5 year old deer and wait for him to mature but just can't do it. Some of you guys speak of passing on deer I just VERY rarely see. A 120 class deer is a fine deer in my book and I hope to see one in a couple of more weeks. I won't even relate the legendary crisper drawer doe story. I think I have eaten heavier Thankgiving turkeys.
I need meat.....

farmcntry

I'd say the success rates in NC are pretty high. But success is measured by killing a deer right? If not, then I'm way off base here.

If you harvest a deer that you are happy with, I'd say your successful.