Tracy you've lost me. Not sure where I said anything about the privilege to shoot one based on the license. Are you sure that was me?
I understand about being a meat hunter. I was one for years and still am. When I was feeding four kids I wanted at least 3 deer a year. I would shoot any doe and would take a shot at the first buck that walked by on the assumption that I would save my other buck tag for a "big one". I do agree with the idea that in most places if you are a meat hunter, a doe fills the bill and is tastier to boot. Today though I still hunt for meat, I only need one, maybe two deer to fill my needs and find that even when I was mainly hunting public land (Ft Hood) that I could be more selective.
Tracy it's only in recent years that I have limited my buck harvest to mature bucks. Part of that is that I like the racks and part of it is that there's more meat on a 125 pound 5.5 year old than a 65 pound 1.5 year old. Course with the kids gone I don't need as much meat as before. I'm proud of every deer I've ever taken with a bow, but do confess to a certain satisfaction in outsmarting a smart older buck. No one else has to agree.
As I said earlier I have mixed feelings on QDM and the antler restrictions. Again though I think you need to realize that you are in the minority when it comes to hunters wanting a chance at a big rack and in a democratic society, while you can disagree, you have to allow the majority it's will. Good luck on filling the freezer this year and remember that LSBA has big doe (skull) record contest too.
