re: Tired of letting deer walk- Update on page 2 deer was poached.

Moon and temps are hurting most this week. However, managing deer on 50 acres is impossible unless the neighbors are on the same page. You can shoot what you want and what makes you feel like an ethical hunter but those deer are just passing through your block and roaming a mile or two (up to 5 in the rut from what I'm told).
I learned this the hard way hunting in 40 acres for 4 years. I let 4pts go and shot 6 or above. Never saw more than one 6 point during day light and he was dropped.
Now I'm on 2500 acres in an area of at least 10,000 acres and management is still hard since all the coonasses are shoot on site.