Instead of killing a small buck, someone would be more apt to kill a doe, thus bringing the ratio back in check.
Dan,
I don't think we are communicating. All I am saying to you is that you indicated that you can control the herd population through AR. You said
"ARs are one way of managing a deer herd." I agree that AR can have a small influence on the doe take but not a significant enough of an influence to actually control the population. That's all. No big deal. You either agree with me or you don't.
As far as...
"Trophy deer are a direct result of ARs, but are not the reason for it. Thats where the confusion is. "
like I told you before, there is no confusion. I understand what you are saying. I just completely disagree with you. IMO trophy deer is precisely the reason for it. The slogan is "let em go and let em grow" not "let em go and let em get healthier" now is it?