First a little background. I grew up in Missouri and started hunting with my Dad in the late 60's. There weren't any deer. That's the way it was. The season was buck only for a week. Then wait another year. I'm not sure how many years that I hunted before I actually saw a deer. It was quite a few. As the herd grew the state started having lotteries to draw for doe tags. The herd continued to grow.

Then over that last few years I keep hearing how we need to cull the does for a healthy deer population. That probably is true to a certain extent but I feel that the unlimited doe tags are going take me back to the 60's.


The question. Does the Conservation department have the best interest of the herd in mind or are they trying to reduce the herd? Traffic accidents, more deer than wanted in urban areas come to mind as reasons for reducing the herd.

I guess it comes down to this, I don't think that mass killing of does is going to accomplish anything except reducing the number of deer in general. They are the deer producers.

I ok with being wrong, I am a lot. Just convince me. Sitting in a tree most every day gives me plenty of time to contemplate the deer herd among other things.