If you have a chance to take a doe (or 3) from that area, in the early season I would do so...

I'm going to say something that many don't believe...More does do not equate to you seeing more bucks during the rut...
With less does, thebucks have to travel more, looking for does...They simply have to work harder, making the odds better
for you to seem them during hunting hours...

We have 3 farms where we have been taking a lot of does off of for 20 plus years...We are now seeing more bucks and bigger
bucks than we did in the past...

In addition, bucks travel looking for does so you may have a buck come by that isn't in his core area...Each year we see bucks that
were not seen on our farms during the summer months...So we are convinced that they are cruising...The trick is to find the funnels and
staging areas, where the bucks come through looking for the does...