That may be your opinion but, he is right when talking about deer management. If you live in an area that is high in deer population and you are wanting to grow healthy mature bucks and have a healthy herd you HAVE to harvest the doe's. As hunters we are the main source in population control. Example, my son killed a 2 1/2 yo buck that weighed 150 pounds at my bro in law's place. They saw 21 deer in less than 2 hours. They do not practice any management when it comes to does. If you want to shoot one you can but it isn't encouraged. My lease is different, we had several 2 1/2 yo killed and none were less than 7 points and weighed between 160-170. We do have a management program and we encourage everyone to harvest at least 2 does a year. I my self have harvested 9 in the last 3 seasons from the same area and I still see deer almost every hunt. I see several bucks every year but I won't shoot a buck unless he will go on my wall. I have seen a couple that would but haven't been able to close the deal for various reasons. Before I started shooting so many doe's, I never saw any bucks that would go on my wall. I am a meat hunter but, I would love to kill a mature buck. I would rather shoot a doe for my meat than a small buck. If you ask any deer biologist that is worth his weight he will tell you exactly what Bob S said.

QDM has so few supporters because there are hunters that refuse to shoot a doe but will shoot every spike they see. That mindset is old and worthless IMO.

You act as though Bob S is just shooting them and letting them lay. I highly doubt that he is doing that. By what he said he is showing me that his is very mature and well educated on deer management. You may want to look into that for yourself. You can contact Dr James "Dr Deer" Kroll or pick up some of his books. He is probly the best and most respected wildlife biologist in the states. He can fill you in on what his research has discovered.

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