Here on Long Island most of the permits are does only unless they are a nursery or tree farm where they have rubbing damage. One of biggest things is that most of the "shooters" on the permits want to shoot only the big bucks which doesn't help the farmer because the does will be breed and there will be more deer next year and his problem will persist. Also many of the shooters don't start shooting on the nuisance permit until September when the velvet is off the antleres which tells you that they are only looking to shoot bucks. This is also true with the bowhunters that hunt these farms. There are alot of bowhunters who don't want to shoot does and help with a over population of deer, that is why DEC gives out bonus permits (for a buck or another doe) for shooting a doe when you use a DMU tag. There are also farmers who don't really need a permit that they have some hunters pushing them to get a permit so they can shoot a big buck. This a tough call whichever way you look at it. The hunters would like to have the deer around so they have a chance at them during the season yet on the other hand you may have a farmer who is making a living on the crops he grows. I can't fault either side as long as the farmer really needs the nuisance permit.