I hunt Georgia and Alabama and in I can assure you we have the same population problems as alot of you stating that on here. SEVERAL years ago we started shooting any doe that did not have slpots and with bag limits of 10 does in GA and 2 deer a day in Alabama I can assure you we filled all freezers and ALOT of hunters for the hungry freezers. Our land went from 60 lb does to 100 plus pound does as the norm, the browseline went from 5 feet in the air to almost non exsistant. We now harvest several good deer a year (120) and up and while we see less deer everone still fills their freezer with bigger does and their wall with more antler. This was accomplished on 70 acre tract (GA) and over 1000 acres in (AL). Both ends of the spectrum for land size around here. Nature was going the route of slowly starving the deer due to our mild winters we did not expierence a massive die off. I have no dought we changed (helped) our herd and at the same time made hunting more enjoyable. We do not see the number of deer we once saw by far but the excitment of every deer being a possible wallhanger as opposed to another rib showing speciman makes what we do even better. Alot of guys say I want to shoot what I want and do not care about horns but let 6 does and a basket rack 8pt walk out and guess what, the deer is drug out of the woods by the horns more than not.

Atlas
I am asking this question with your opinion in mind and not to start an argument, if you let all those bucks walkover 2 yearsthen you will have more mature deer but at the same time how can we assume that they will have better headgear when there are that many more mouths to feed. If we add all those bucks to the herd then competition for food will be greater and each deer will eat less (nutrition for antlers on bucks, and body wait on does) Would you agree with this assesment at all?