ORIGINAL: Mojotex

Over the past 46 years I have probably taken350 +/-. Where I have hunted hunt in Alabama the past 35 years or so, there have been extremely high numbers of deer and a strong emphasis on taking does ... which I do. It is legal to take up to 2 does a day from October 15-jan. 31. Has been for years. Last year I took 2 bucks and 12 does. This has been typical, though in 2004 I killed 43 does.Off the 3200 acres I hunt , we as a group, under the direction of a professional wildlife bioligist and game management expert, have been encouraged to take 100 does/year. And we do usually get close - 75-90 usually. I have seen not one iota of dent being made in the numbers I see. What I have seen is bigger bodies. It is amazing to me. Of course on totally a free-range, I am sure that many , many migrate in to take advantage of the good food sources that exist on the great habitatt on this piece of property.

I keep maybe 3-4/year for my family's yearlyconsumption and donate the remainder to "feeding the hungry" programs and to those families I know want and need the meat.