RE: best time to thin out does and does it hurt anything?
I don't harvest until after the rut. I think if a doe has become comfortable in an area then they will frequent the area quite a bit. Well if that doe is being chased during the rut and runs into my area then of course, I have the chance to harvest a buck if he is a shooter. If I shoot that doe before then I have no chance. That is just my opinion.