Thanks for all the input guys. I should have said, that this is an average size deer for this part of Ohio. I've never had the opportunity to watch a buck mature like this before. I just wondered, if in a situation like this, what others would do. If I had more land, and less pressure, I would certainly let him walk. I wanted to know if anyone else had watched a deer for a few years, only to never see him again.
I want to see this guy reach his full potential. However, I doubt another hunter in this area will let him go. Here an eight is respectable, but no trophy.
Only 6 weeks till season opens....