I know the feeling. We had a nice ten point. Always passed and fed. He showed up on the neighbors camera this year. Three days in a row. The fourth day his teenage son scored a 140” Pope and Young. Its a gamble, but that buck went to a really good place. Im very happy for the kid.Got 1 decent buck during the rut. 3.5 year old 10 pointer. Wanted to let him grow…but I knew none of my neighbors would…so,down he went. Passed a bunch of (small) does & small bucks..then this weekend..I got skunked. Nothing. Sucks cause we wanted 1 more for the freezer.!