I haven't shot a heap of deer but for myself being that far from the car I would have only taken the spiker, only to keep pack weight manageable.
It's always nice to choose what you want but usually for me it's the first one I can get on the ground. The last deer I shot was a hind just before Xmas which I thought was a yearling. Luckily she was possibly older and she was dry so no guilt about leaving a fawn starving to death.
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