You're right, if you don't need a doe, it's reallystupid to shoot one, and you leaving one more to walk won't hurt the herd....not at all. I don't have the luxury of being able to shoot a lot of deer, so with my two, I'll vacuum pack and freeze itand it will stay good until we eat it, and we do eat it. There are too many people that would like to have meat to eat for me to be so wasteful as to have that much meat and not share it.

I look at my WV hunt this way.....I'm spending the antlered license money for a big buck......if I don't see that shooter I'm looking for, well that's too bad for me, that's why I'm there.......I spend the 25 bucks for a doe because I'm coming home with some meat for my family. If I had as much meat as you say you have, I wouldn't bother either, but I don't, so I'm shooting my doe.....Not a bad price for that much meat and time / effort spent cleaning, packing, etc.