RE: I am not being a smart a--
A lot more goes into this discussion than it initially appears. Here in Idaho, the maximum number of deer you can take in a season is two. Some sort of regular tag, and then an X-tag which is for taking an extra doe. I love to consume the deer I kill, but when at most, I can kill two/year, and one has to be a doe, and I prefer whitetails over muleys, I don't tend to kill a juvenile or doe with my regular tag. This is just an "amount of meat" issue with me. When it comes to elk though, being as large as they are, killing a cow works just fine for me.