i try to pick my goals and stick with them...

but last year i was new to bow hunting. i wanted to get any legal deer down asap and get one under the belt. i didnt see the does that my area normally holds. i figured on seeing and having many does around me most every hunt. the area i hunt USED to be like that...you couldnt walk in the woods without seeing does. but the herd was greatly reduced. most of my management unit is urban/suburban hunting. except for mostly the area i hunt. its mainly all farm land and wood lots. those wood lots get POUNDED in rifle season...and you can take a doe with a rifle for 5 weeks there...makes it pretty easy for everyone that takes does. so last year i opted to spare the does. i seen nearly as many does as bucks..so i opted to wait for a legal buck. you know the rest

this year im TRYING to find an area to hunt with large deer numbers just to get 1 or 2 under the belt...but i still want a legal buck. legal bucks here is 4pts to a side where i mostly hunt..though if i goto camp its 3.

all depends on time available to hunt and what the area holds. im not going to take out one of the few does that live in a wood lot. ill take one of their bucks out..another buck will most likely breed them.

i want to find some hot spots around my campus. i got EVERY evening available to hunt(depending on what needs done. tuesdays and thursdays are my busy days with 3 classes from 9-315, but could still be on stand by 4...if i wanted..Mon wed fri im done by 11 cant wait...