I usually shoot 1 doe early if I can and then buck hunt. Having a young hunter my goals and hunting has changed. He has the green light for now to shoot anything he wants. As he gets more mature I am sure things will change.

I have not shot a buck now for 2 years. I am okay with that as I want to shoot a specific age deer. Just my preference.

We eat 3-4 deer a year. Only one deer was shot off the properties I hunt by us this year. A young doe early and my 1st bow kill in 2 years. The other 2 were draw hunts. For every deer I take off the farms I hunt is that much less for Luke to have a crack at.