Those big guys had the same genetics when big as they did when they were running around as smaller/younger deer.
Shooting the smaller/younger deer might be taking the same exact genetics out of the herd as only shooting the big ones under your scenario.
Shoot a doe - how do you know she wasn't just made pregnant with the next Jordan buck? You don't. There are a bajillion "what ifs" in nature.
So in the end - shoot what you like - if all you want is meat, great, if it just has to be legal antlers, great, if you want to wait for 150+ inches - great.
In the end, the trophy and its definition only belongs to one person - the nut behind the trigger.
