And you will never again. My wife had me cut that tree down so we could get a pool :D No big loss, though. It was a poplar and broke branches off in every storm.

Thank you -

and thank you -

and thank you.

I hunt the way I want to hunt and I kill what ever trips my trigger on that particular day. I hunt deer, not antlers. If I kill a big buck, great! If I kill a small buck or a doe, great! For me, it's about the hunt and the kill, not the size of the antlers.

Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today?
Ty Webb: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score.
Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other hunters?
Ty Webb: By height.

I agree with LittleChief 100%! Go with whatever you believe and don't try to foist it on someone else. Self righteousness is unbecoming! My signature says it all for me! :poke:

I'd opt for a doe over a small buck on private land. But I have access to plenty of private land to choose from--a lot of guys don't. On public land (which I hunt a lot as well), if it's half decent, it's as good as dead :D Of course, I'm speaking from a firearm standpoint. I would shoot anything with a bow 'cause I have yet to do that! Gonna give it another shot today and tomorrow :)

Why all the negativity towards the OP? He's not telling you what to shoot, just telling you what can happen If a person has the resources.

Are you being serious? They get big or old by not getting shot, passed on or whatever.

I agree and disagree. :s4: Letting that 120" buck pass can still reward you. By letting that buck pass another hunter may shoot him ending their season but It will also save the life of a bigger buck your after and leave that one for you. The point I'm trying to make Is every buck you pass on may open the doors for another hunter but It also might save the life of a buck your really after being that person filled their tag and Is done hunting.

Gundeck, I do know where your coming from though, I deal with this every year. Yes It's frustrating but If the hunter Is happy and Isn't complaining about their bucks I'm happy for them. I'll never tell someone what they should be shooting on their land, I'll just offer them friendly advise If they were to ask.

Thats about the best sentence in this thread !!

Uh , did you bother to read the title of the thread? "pass those smaller bucks" sounds like someone, telling someone else, what to shoot to me:rolleye0011: I also see my simple point has confused you, so let me simplify it a bit more , -shoot many small buck-still plenty buck left to get big-that why big buck live everywhere deer found.

Now thats funny lol lol