Yes Joe, Ted or not, I had this same thought a couple years ago!
I passed a young doe as I was stalking to my stand one afternoon. I had at least 3 opportunities to shoot her, but passed and observed her feed at the edge of a cornfield.
Later, I thought of the reasoning, and remembered what I had read years ealier, about what those who had fought so hard, to obtain our Bowhunting seasons in the past!
A reason to take an animal to maintain a healthy herd for all to enjoy, or for "I" to wait and harvest a better animal! A line to draw?