I mean... taxidermy is expensive these days. If I'm not going to be proud enough of my deer to spend some money on it after I kill it..... I don't see the point in shooting it. I work hard, therefore I can go down to the grocery and buy food. Don't need to eat deer meat I try to focus on my job instead of hunting all season stacking meat in the freezer claiming I can't afford beef... you can complete that circle on your own.

Deer run from you because of the perception of danger. IMO they are taught by their momma to run and act like an asshat. You start there with the does and stop shooting at them. The bucks still do buck things they are different but much easier to kill when you have more around and the ratio is better. Your ratio will get a LOT better when you stop shooting and let Mother Nature do her thing. She'll get it right 100% of the time. You have to mentally understand that when you pull the trigger you are working against your goal, if that goal is a decent buck... just like if the deer ran across the highway and got killed. Same impact. 1 less deer. This is exactly like raising cows... you wouldn't go out in your pasture and blast all your heifers then wonder what happened to your cows. That's what many here appear to be doing. Shoot deer have less deer. Shoot does have less bucks. Facts.

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