RE: new hunter taking first shot
Here in Iowa, we don't have "doe" tags. We have "any deer" tags, good for, well ANY deer, and "antlerless only" tags. Anything less than a forked antler is considered "antlerless". It makes it a lot easier to hunt, because even at 100+ yds you can tell if the deer you are shooting at fits the tag you have. I took a 70# barely button last year, not long out of spots....good eats. It looked bigger on the nob of ground in the tall grass. I thought it was a big doe. I didn't lose a lick of sleep, there are plenty more where that one came from.