RE: Young does, or old does?
All this talk about management is great, but what are you managing for? While you are busy managing those old grizzled does, I’m taking the tender young does (7 months old). The fawns are less likely to survive the winter. If they do survive they are less likely to be successful at raising a fawn in the spring, and the old girls have more fawns.
So what exactly is your goal when you manage? My system has a positive impact on the herd size, and I get the best tasting meat. Swallow your mucho B.S. and take the best meat available.