ORIGINAL: redneck buck hunter
ORIGINAL: StrutNtom
Well here at home we don't have a limit on the number of deer that we can kill. So, if a mature doe comes out I usually watch it to see if anything else is with it. If she is alone, most of the time I will shoot her. If she has yearlings, I will watch them for a while and see how big they. If they are big enough, I will shoot the mature doe. If I think the yearlings need to stick with mom a little longer, I will let her go.
Smaller bucks I usually let walk. If I feel like shooting one. I will. If not, they walk.
Here in South Carolina our buck to doe ratio is terribley out of balance. I used to let does walk alot until I done a lot of reading and research about the buck to doe ratio theory. So now, like i stated above, I kill more does that in my past.
I have a very small tract of land (18ac.) That I do most of my hunting on. On a good day of hunting on this tract of land, I have passed up 10 does to wait on a decent buck. Since I've started shooting more does, I have been seeing a lot more MATURE bucks.
This year will be the first season that I get to use my new bow. So, I plan on taking as many does as I can.
Same here, i live in sc and hunt a small peice of land.My "shooter" criteria is the same.
I do the exact same thing except on a bigger piece of property i will shoot nice 8 and better.