I started shooting ANY and ALL legal deer possible. Because I choose to hunt with a bow, I figured back in 1981 when I started deer hunting, that I needed all the LEGAL practice on live targets I could get. Heck, even seeing a deer back then Let alone a buck, was almost IMPOSSIBLE. ANd then to try to kill that deer with a bow was CRAZY thinking.

But after killing a couple hundred deer, and several P/Y class bucks, I have come full circle.

I hunt and kill what makes me happy at THAT time.

I also believe, that after travelling all over several states, and COUNTIES, it is VERY difficult if not IMPOSSIBLE for MOST other hunters to understand where most of us, on this forum, are "coming from" when referring to our feelings on the subject of deer hunting.

THe reason I feel this to be evident is because it is VERY difficult for a resident of say Williamson County, Tn. to relate to why a resident of say Polk COunty, Tn. won't pass on an "immature" looking buck. THese may be two extremes but they do prove a point.

It is VERY easy to be choosy when there are LOTS of CHOICES!!!

Try going ALL deer sesaon KNOWING you will do VERY well to SEE, let alone get the chance to kill, 5 bucks...THE ENTIRE SEASON!!!

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yearling bucks are the dumbest deer in the woods.

Well TREE TRAMP,

You are wrong. All yearling bucks are not the same. Yes, they are probably less educated where most people hunt, but in some places, a yearling buck is VERY challenging to kill with a bow for MANY hunters.

And as far as yearlings go, who said anything about a yearling? I am primarily referring to a "sub-trophy" class deer. Where I spend considerable time, a basket racked 8 point, or a small spike might be 3.5 years old. And it may take ALL SEASON to just see it!!!

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