OK.... So I have been trying to do more reading lately than posting (post count is out of control )..... I have noticed the saying "hunt the does" a lot lately...... Also, posts about hunting destinations ex. (crops, water etc..... more on this later in the post.)

I personally do not subscribe to this tactic (hunt the does all season longfor bucks)..... I am not saying it is wrong to do so, only that I would never implement this strategy myself save the possibility ofthe major seeking phase of the rut. Even then it is sketchy for me.

I am certain that this tactic has brought an end to many fine whitetail, but I also feel it has allowed many manymore to live.......

My thoughts are that while hunters are busy chasing the does all over the place throughout the early seasonthey are basically giving the does afine education on hunting pressure.... By the time the mature bucks would be spending time on the hoof during daylight hours the does will be extra cautious and moving under the radar..... Once the pressure has moved the does into daylight security cover until after dusk that will really hurt the hunters chances at eyeing up a good buck....

Basicallywhat I am saying is that the culmination of small mistakes over the early season can add up to enough pressure on the doesto alters their daily routine and cost one opportunities at bucks that would have been seeking does in easier locations to hunt than bedding and security cover.

Thoughts, experiences, agree, disagree???? Let's hear it. I am all ears.

This has become rather long.... Onto my thoughts of destination setups later......
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