Congratulations! Taking a buck early is always a tough decision. Most of us are intent on taking a mature buck like the beaute that you harvested,and when the opportunity arrives - you take it,knowing that will be missing out on all the extras of enjoying hunting, such as the owl encounter when the tag is filled and we don't spend as many days inthe field as we would have liked. I think perhaps ,the chase is what we enjoy the most. I enjoyed your telling of the story and hope you can get another tag....so we can read another post!!