Exactly stealthycat! Unlimeted doe shooting will over time hurt the population.Thundergut I am one of those hunters "that gets a buck every opening day",smallest one was a seven point.This year I got an 8 point with a 20" spread.My 14 year old boy shot a large 6 point with an 18" spread.On the second day my 12 year old also got a 6 point his first.The big 6 point my oldest shot is huge,real thick,long-tined,he could have easily been mistaken for an 8 point.I new he was a 6 because I watched him all summer & had a spotting scope on him the first morning.All I'm saying is that mistakes do happen!Have any of you guys thought about hunting with a slug gun? Thats one way to get bigger bucks.Hey I'm a rifleman,ballistic nut if you will.I shoot all year long & love long range deer hunting.But I've been out in the midwest quite a few times with a slug gun,different tactics but I seen some huge bucks.Just my .02 cents worth.