It’s a “soft” cutoff date, but usually its around Oct 26th or so. Last year I shot does on the 24th & 25th. The one on the 25th I watched her for about 20-25 minutes, before deciding it was “safe” to shoot her. A small buck had followed her in, but was more interested in the acorns than her. This year, I will shoot does this week, and MAYBE this coming Saturday if it is late morning.