My whole point in the Louisiana deer study, is while antler restrictions help, taking more does will benefit deer quality even more! As I said, many leases don't even take the number of does allowed, so the buck/doe ratio stays bad!
To a point, I can see PK's frustration with public land! There are virtually no doe permits for public land. There should be some type of lottery system for public land doe permits! There may even be one already, but the general public doesn't see many public land doe permits!
As far as private land goes, its a supply, and demand situation! Unfortunately, many of us will be out bid for better lands! If I were a land owner, I'd want to be paid accordingly too!
However, I've been on many cheaper hunting clubs, that have plenty of deer. So the opportunity is there! Just many of the managers, think they are helping the deer by protecting the does, and they won't even let you have the minimum allowed by the state! Which again, in many places the legal doe limit is STILL TOO LOW!
Bottom line, take them does IF you can!