i'm more of the early season type... imho, kinda useless to drop a doe that may already be pregnant with what could be a nice buck... get 'em before the rut so the bucks don't waste their time breeding does that aren't gonna be around to raise their fawns...

now, the down side to early season does is accidentally taking a doe that is still nursing a fawn... i'd hate to see a fawn not make it cuz it has no protection or food yet...