DougE

I shoot several each each year(most in 2G)and I'll continue to do so.Decades of deer overpopulation has severly effected the habitat in 2G.In order to turn that around,we must reduce the deer population below the carrying capacity.If I hunted in an area that had excellent or above average habitat and few deer,I'd let the does walk.However,I've yet to see that situation.All the areas in this part of 2G that have few deer,have terrible habitat.Ifeel no guilt shooting a doe in those areas.I won't apply for a 2G tag this year because they severly slashed them and my chances aren't good.I do have three dmap coupons for areas that could use less deer and I plan on getting two more.I'm seeing no shortage of deer in this part of 2G.The herd was way down in 2003- 2004 and last year it started to rebound quickly.This year,I'm seeing almost as many deer as I did several years ago.With the antlerless allocations getting slashed so much,we're getting alot less pressure and this year we'll see even less.The habitat is really starting to respond to lower deer numbers and now it will go back to where it was when we started.I'll get as many tags as I can and kill as many deer asI legally can around here.