Maybe somewhat of a different tack on "any photo regrets"
My oldest son married this boy's mom when the boy was 10.
He had never held a gun, much less hunted.
Here is the boy at 12 with his first deer.
About a week before we took him hunting for the first time, I took him to the range, and set him up with this Kimber Montana in 260 Remington, and 120 Gr. Nosler Ballistic tip
Anywho, I don't do high fence hunting.
I've only done three guided hunts. One in Montana for Elk and Mule Deer. One Bear Hunt with hounds in New Mexico and then a spot and stalk hunt bear hunt in north-eastern New Mexico with Drummond Lindsey (Hunt Sonora) and Ricky Bob.
Everything else I do is DIY on low fenced/no fenced private property trespass leases here in Texas. Some may disagree, but I like to think that I earn my deer and game.
So, about 5 years ago my oldest son and a couple buds contracted for 15 deer on a high fenced south Texas ranch that had not been hunted in years. IIRC it was about 1,500 acres, and there were tons of deer. From what my son told me they could start out on one end of a sendero, on his side x side and spin corn out of a tail gate feeder and by the time they got 200 to 300 yds down that sendero, deer would be out eating the corn.
Consequently, I turned down three opportunities to go there. I did not say hunt there, cause my idea that is shooting, not hunting, and I don't do high fence.
So here my grandson is with his "second buck" just before his 19th birthday, along with a knife I'd given him for his birthday
As I mentioned previously, I had three opportunities to go to this property.
Do I regret that I did not shoot this buck. Not in the least.
Do I regret not being there when he took this buck. Yes.
Best,
GWB