I made a mistake at the end of bow season and took a smaller buck than I would have liked to take, but it was not many years back when I would have been thrilled to have taken him. I have had some good luck in recent years, so I am more picky now. The problem is eight guys shooting anything that moves on five acres of land, vs me hunting alone on 100 acres of my own land. I do let a good friend hunt when he is not going to his own land, but he is willing to let the immature bucks walk. In addition to these eight guys, two other neighbors let a number of guys hunt on small tracts that don't support many deer year round. I am restoring habitat on 100 of my 114 acres for lots of different wildlife, but I only hunt deer. A retired neighbor traps our land also to keep populations of fur bearers in check. We do need to cull some coyotes also, so I may try and let some friends give it a go. My kids have no interest in hunting though, but I had no interest until I was 30 years old, so maybe it will kick in later for them.
