I live in a metro Wisconsin county and can bow hunt deer from October through the end of January. Most days I head out my back door, sit in one of three tree stands and just listen to the animals in the woods (turkey, tweety birds, squirrels and deer) wake up. If I see a doe in early fall, I never shoot, but often draw on them to see if my motion spooks them. If I see a buck, same thing…..but I’ll only try to shoot a buck that is big enough. Big enough is always a tough call. Never four pointers or less and I’ll even add six pointers to that mix. So it’s only eight pointers and up that I’ll try to shoot. That’s said, I’ve only seen one in that class close enough to shoot and his head is mounted on my basement wall. Have seen larger bucks, but farther out than 60 yards, so I don’t feel comfortable trying to take a shot that far and only wound a buck.
I’m with Diana in Wisconsin. I like and eat red meat.