you will be making a difference, but its going to take time, based on the numbers of deer you see. wish there was a way to know how many deer truely live where you hunt. i know you see tons and good days, but no way of telling how many are the same deer. either way, you still have a good sized herd in a somewhat small area.

gotta think about the 20 does that are going to drop 1-3 fawns come spring...figure on 20 producing 35...thats 55 mouths to feed. just going from a fake number of 20 pregnant does.

see what i mean?? its just simply going to take time...but, if you keep taking alot more females than males, you will see things changing...im not saying NOT to take bucks...but in your situation, more females than males need to be taken.

id say your doing a good job pretty much single handedly. keep up the good work buddy...you might not see 100 deer a day in a few years, but you just might see bigger, healthier deer..less road kills and deer caught in fences etc etc....and the forest might thank you by helping the overbrowsing that comes from a large deer herd....